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Learn Chinese with Stories | maayot

Learn Mandarin Chinese with fun and engaging stories. Practice your listening with a weekly story, entirely in Chinese. Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced covering all levels of the HSK. Get daily stories tailored to your level by subscribing to maayot.com

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Advanced | 唐代的美酒 | The Liquors Produced In Tang...

Learn Chinese with Stories | maayot ·

2021/08/07

Whether in ancient times, or in modern times, liquor always is an essential thing on the dining table when people gathered in a banquet. In many people’s perceptions, most of the traditional Chinese liquors taste strong and spicy. In today’s story, we are going to talk about various liquors produced during Tang Dynasty. We will find out that the definition of a good liquors was different then than it is now. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily

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00:05:14

Advanced | 唐僧取经的故事 | The Story Of Monk Tsang Seeking...

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2021/07/31

The novel of “Journey to the West” is quite famous among Chinese and Western. Some of the stories in the book are purely fictions, but some of them were written based on real event. In real history, the Monk Tsang went to Western and seeking for the Buddhist scriptures is a real event. However, there are some differences between the real history and what was written in the book. In today’s story, let’s take a look at what the true story was. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning

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00:04:33

Intermediate | 土豆、马铃薯和洋芋 | Different Names Of...

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2021/07/31

Potato is one kind of food ingredient that is quite popular for majority of the nations around the world. The dishes made by potatoes are varied, and mostly full of nutrition. In today’s story, we are going to look at the origin of potatoes, and the different names of potatoes in different regions of China. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your

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00:01:36

Beginner | 请客的准备 | Preparations For A Treat |...

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2021/07/31

For a traditional Chinese wedding, the bride and groom’s families will invite their family members and friends to have lunch or dinner together in a restaurant or wedding venue. In today’s story, we are going to look at a wedding preparation of a Chinese family. We will see that the bride’s mum and dad have different opinion towards the catering preparation. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox

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00:04:51

Intermediate | 平安是福 | Peace And Safe Are Blessing |...

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2021/07/24

In Chinese people’s perception, peace and safe has significant value. There are many blessing phrases related to peace and safe. Also, there are several things had become the symbols to represent peace and safe. In today’s story, we are going to take a look at what did people use to express the blessing of peace and safe during ancient time. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in

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00:04:53

Advanced | 文成公主入藏 | Princess Wencheng In Tibet |...

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2021/07/24

The story of Songtsan Gambo and Princess Wencheng is not only familiar to Chinese people, but also to many foreign friends. People would like to think of their marriage as a fairy tale story, but it might not be the case. However it laid the foundation for the communication between Tibet and the Central Plains. In today’s story, we are going to look at the signficance of this historical event and what is the true identity of Wencheng Princess. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning

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00:02:39

Beginner | 中国迷 | A Chinese Fan | Mandarin Chinese Story

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2021/07/24

For some people, the main motivation to learn a foreign language may be the interests in a country's culture. In today’s story, we are going to meet an English teacher who is working in Shanghai. He made a plan for his vacation in Beijing and Xi’an. He is a big fan of Chinese culture. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click

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00:04:30

Intermediate | “猴年马月”是什么时候？ | When Is“The Horse Month...

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2021/07/17

There are many idioms in Chinese associated with animals, such as monkeys, dogs, chicks, and tigers etc. To look at the words, it is hard to guess the meaning. In today’s story, we are going to learn an idiom, called “the horse month of the monkey year”. In addition to the actual meaning of the idiom, we are also going to discuss the relations between horse and monkey in Chinese culture. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in

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00:05:23

Advanced | 组团北上的亚洲象群 | A Group of Asian Elephants...

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2021/07/17

In mid of April, a group of Asian elephant has “ran away” from their original habitat in Xishuangbanna Nature Reserve and started to head to north. It is a very unusual incident for Asian elephants to move from south to north, therefore, it has attracted great attention from public. In today’s story, we are going to look at what happened for the elephants and the neighborhood along the way they are travelling and discuss what the possible reasons are caused the elephants to leave their

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00:03:04

Beginner | 看好自己的东西 | Keep An Eye On Your Belongings |...

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2021/07/17

Since the invention of the smartphone, for some of us, we've spent far more time looking at our phones than we've ever looked at anything else. We all know that we should not spend too much time on it. In today’s story, our protagonist recounted a frightening experience of her. It reminds us why we should not always look at the phone while we are outside. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox

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00:04:10

Advanced | 中国的养老产业 | China's Elderly Services...

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2021/07/10

As China enters the aging society, the large population base obviously forms a huge market, and without any doubt that this market has great potential for growth. However, for the elderly service industry, there are limited companies able to enter the market. In today’s story, we are going to discuss how is the market segmented and why there are limited players in this specific market. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in

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00:01:56

Beginner | 我的理想（一段对话） | My Ideal (A Conversation) |...

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2021/07/10

When we were a child, we may not have known the meaning of ideal, but that doesn’t stop us from imaging what we would like to do when we grow up. In today’s story, we are going to listen to a conversation between a mother and her daughter regarding to the topic of ideal. We will see that from the little girl’s point of view, her ideal is quite interesting and realistic. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in

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00:04:54

Intermediate | “先生“的意思和用法 | The Meaning And Use Of...

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2021/07/10

Nowadays, the meaning of word “sir” is quite straightforward to us and it is also a basic word for our daily communication. However, the original meaning of this word is different to what we perceive today. In today’s story, we are going to discuss the meanings and the use of the word from ancient to modern times. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your

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00:04:48

Advanced | 孟子思想的影响力 | The Influence Of Mencius'...

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2021/07/03

Mencius was one of the most famous philosophers in Chinese history. He has developed many theories in the field of education and social politics etc. In today’s story, we are going to discuss a famous saying of Mencius-- the people are more important than the ruler. It not only had a profound influence in ancient times, but also became a theoretical basis for China to absorb democratic thoughts in modern times. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a

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00:02:18

Beginner | 我们家的五口人 | There Are Five People In My...

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2021/07/03

In a typical Chinese family, there are usually three generations, grandparents, parents and the children. In today’s story, our protagonist introduced his family members to us. We will see that his family is an ordinary and typical Chinese family, also quite interesting one. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary,

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00:03:16

Intermediate | 商人的由来 | The Origin Of The Merchant |...

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2021/07/03

In Chinese, there are many terms that are related to business contain the character of “Shāng”. In today’s story, we are going to discuss the origin of the merchant in Chinese history. We will see that there is a reason for these words contains the character of “Shāng”.Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new

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00:03:32

Intermediate | 找到真爱 | Find True Love | Mandarin...

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2021/06/26

To many people, the topic of true love sounds a little old-fashioned since people have become more rational towards relationship. However, it is undeniable that true love still exists in reality. In today’s story, we are going to discuss how to define true love and how could we find true love. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding,

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00:04:28

Advanced | 中国出台三胎政策以应对社会老龄化 | China Has Introduced...

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2021/06/26

Several years ago, when China introduced the two-child policy, the birth rate for second child has increased considerablly. It has a positive impact on solving the Chinese aging population issue. Last month, when Chinese government introduced the three-child policy, it has caused a hot discussion in some of the Chinese social media platforms and many people believe this time, the new policy might not has the same impact as last time when the two-child policy introduced. In today’s story, let’s take

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00:01:23

Beginner | 我没有放弃 | I Am Not Giving Up | Mandarin...

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2021/06/26

During an exam, we always try to write as much as we can on the exam paper in order to achieve high scores. Therefore, the exam timing could be very tight. In today’s story, our protagonist Xiao Wen had an exam at school. He was also trying to figure out what he should write on the paper when there were only few minutes left before the exam is over. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text

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00:04:12

Intermediate | 父亲节 | Father's Day | Mandarin Chinese...

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2021/06/19

Today is Father’s Day, many country celebrate it in the same day. However, there are countries celebrate Father’s Day at different dates. In today’s story, we are going to discuss the origin of Chinese Father’s Day, and also going to look at how Chinese people celebrate the Father’s Day nowadays. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding,

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