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

Learn Chinese with Stories | maayot ·

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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Beginner | 买一个新手机 | Buy A New Phone | Mandarin...

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2021/06/19

It is quite normal that when a person reaches to certain age, when he or she does not have a girl friend or boyfriend, their relatives or friends would persuade and encourage them to go for some blind dates. In today’s story, our protagonist has finally met someone he thinks attractive, Let’s take a look what happened afterwards. 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

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00:05:07

Advanced | 人民币上的文字 | The Characters On The Ren Min Bi...

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2021/06/12

The development of character has gone through a long history of evolution. In China, there are many ethnic minorities and some of them have their unique written characters and speaking languages. In today’s story, we are going to look at the characters on the Chinese paper currency, which involved several minority scripts besides the standard Chinese character. It is interesting to see all of them reflect the history of character’s evolution and dissemination. Join other motivated learners on your

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00:01:43

Beginner | 这里变化真大 | There's A Lot Of Changes Here |...

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2021/06/12

With the rapid development of cities, sometimes we find that we seem in a different place, although the place we were really familiar with in the past. In today’s story, our protagonist visited a place where he had been there for many times. He found that he could this place has changed a lot and he could hardly recognize. 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

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00:03:54

Intermediate | “哈“字的用法 | The Use Of The Word "Ha" In...

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2021/06/12

The word of “ha” in Chinese has a few of different meanings and could be used in different circumstances. In today’s story, we are going to look at the use of “ha” as a modal particle word. We will see that it really makes some differences with or without using this word.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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00:02:13

Beginner | 6月的天，孩子的脸 | The Weather Of June, The...

Learn Chinese with Stories | maayot ·

2021/06/05

In Chinese, there are many linguistic forms, such as set phrases, proverbs, sayings, and two-part allegorical saying etc. In today’s story, we are going to learn a phrase that describes the weather by using a special linguistic form.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 words, etc. Got a question or comment

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Beginner | 城市露营—旅游新体验 | Urban Camping - A New Travel...

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2021/06/05

In many people’s perception, the conditions of camping tours are very rudimentary. Due to the epidemic of COVID-19, people couldn’t travel really far away from where they are living and they want to enjoy the wildness as well as quality accommodations, therefore, a new way of camping has been developed among Chinese people-luxury camping. In today’s story, we are going to discuss what is luxury camping, its impact on the environment and how it impact on people’s life. Join other motivated learners

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00:04:24

Beginner | 北方的地名与南方的地名 | The Names of Places In South...

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2021/06/05

For people who have been to China, they may find the names of some places in north China sound a bit strange and funny and the place’s names in south sound poetic. In today’s story, we are going to discuss the differences between the names of places in south and north china and the reasons behind the differences. 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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00:02:10

Beginner | 别和自己过不去（一段对话） | Don't Be Too Hard On...

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2021/05/29

When we learn a language, we always try to pronounce the words as accurate as possible. However, it is not easy at all, even native speakers could find some difficulties to pronounce the words in a 100% accurate way. In today’s story, we are going to hear a conversation between David and Xiaohong about speaking Putonghua with accurate pronunciation. Xiaohong is a native Chinese speaker. Let’s see why Xiaohong advised David not to be too strict with him on the pronunciation.Join other motivated

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Intermediate | 梁山伯与祝英台 | Liang Shanbo And Zhu Yingtai...

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2021/05/29

In every country, there are beautiful and moving stories about love, and even if some of the stories are sad, they are unforgettable and passed down for many years. Today, we are going to hear a beautiful love story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai. Their faithful and loyal love story is one of the most popular dramas on stage for Chinese people. You might have heard of the violin concerto "Butterfly Lovers" before, if you haven’t heard it before, we definitely recommend you to do. Join other

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00:03:08

Advanced | 括号里的心声 | The Voice In The Brackets |...

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2021/05/29

In the era of Internet, all kinds of new words and expressions emerge one after another. Most of them are quite creative and there would always be some reasons behind the creation of words. In today’s story, we are going to look at a new way of expression that is quite interesting, it often reflects two different meanings in one sentence and therefore, the form of the expression is different compared with other structure of sentences. Let’s take a look what it is. Join other motivated learners on

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00:01:28

Beginner | 山路难走 | It Is Difficult To Walk Along...

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2021/05/22

Mountain climbing has become a quite popular leisure activity nowadays. Some mountains are easy to climb and some are difficult. In today’s story, we are going to see that our protagonist went for mountain climbing with his friends. Although it is not an easy one to climb, luckily they have some advantage on their side. 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

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Advanced | 如何让友谊更长久？ | How To Make Friendships Last...

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2021/05/22

Speaking of friendship, the perception towards it is varied among people. It is intangible and hard to measure, therefore, people do believe it is important for everyone, but normally we don’t have clear idea to describe it. In today’s story, we are going to discuss the topic of friendship from scientific point of view and take a look how to make our friendship sustainable. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese

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00:03:48

Intermediate | “节俭”的家长 | "Frugal" Parents | Mandarin...

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2021/05/22

For people who had been through tough time with shortage of food and other supplies, it is understandable that they could be very frugal. In fact, frugal is definitely something should be encouraged, but under some conditions. In today’s story, our protagonist tells that why she felt that sometimes frugality with the wrong perception can also lead to waste.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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00:04:19

Intermediate | 微信语音的使用 | The Use of Voice Messages Of...

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2021/05/15

Wechat is a very popular application for Chinese people’s daily communication. The development of voice message function seems to be very convenient for people who are not convenient to type messages. However, some people also find it would be very inconvenient to listen to voice messages from the receiver’s point of view. Let’s take a look what are the pros and cons for the voice message function. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese

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00:04:42

Advanced | 公募基金成为中国年轻人的投资新选择 | Public Offering Of...

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2021/05/15

5 years ago, the stock market is the main investment channel for Chinese people in general. The trend has changed in recent years and public offering of fund become very popular among Chinese investors, especially for young people. However, when people invest their money into the market without any knowledge and experience, it is something really should be concerned. In today’s story, we are going to discuss the trend of Chinese market fund investment in recent years. Join other motivated learners

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Beginner | 我要安静地休息一会儿 | I Need To Stay Alone And Take...

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2021/05/15

When we go hiking with friends, it could be a fun experience, and make us feeling relax and enjoyable. However, in today’s story, our protagonist finds some problems to complete the trip. Let’s take a look why she felt that she wanted to stay alone for a while. 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 words,

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Beginner | 北京植物园 | Beijing Botanical Garden |...

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2021/05/08

Beijing Botanical Garden is a unique tourism site in Beijing in addition to those famous historical sites. In today’s story, we are going to take a walk in the garden and find out why it has become a unique site for tourists. 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 words, etc. Got a question or comment? Reach out

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Intermediate | 饥饿让人聪明 | Hunger Makes People Smart |...

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2021/05/08

In our perception, when we feel hungry, we may find it is hard to concentrate on a task and eager to find something to eat. However, scientists find something interesting—hunger actually could make people smarter, of course, the feeling should not exceed a certain level. In today’s story, we are going to discuss why the feeling of hungry could make people smarter. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your

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00:03:45

Advanced | 中国的母亲节 | Mother's Day In China | Mandarin...

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2021/05/08

Today is Mother’s Day, which is celebrated internationally. But not many people know that there is also a Chinese Mother’s Day since 2006. In today’s story, we are going to discuss how Chinese people celebrate the international Mother’s Day, and the creation of Chinese Mother’s Day. 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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