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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 | 你热衷于开会吗？ | Do You Enjoy Meetings? |...

Learn Chinese with Stories | maayot ·

2021/05/01

No matter we are working in a large company or small firm, one fact is that the number of meetings we have at work is increasing. People have different perceptions towards meetings and majority of us don’t really enjoy meetings. In today’s story, we are going to discuss the possible reason of why we have more and more meetings at work and how do inefficient meetings impact on our work and life. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese

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00:02:07

Beginner | 下馆子 | Eating Out | Mandarin Chinese Story

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2021/05/01

During the weekend, it has become some kind of tradition for some families to going out for lunch or dinner. In today’s story, our protagonist recalled her experiences of going out for lunch with her family. They are quite happy with what they had in the restaurant, let’s take a look. 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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00:02:50

Intermediate | 八仙过海，各显神通 | When Eight Immortals...

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2021/05/01

The fairy story of eight immortals is one of the most popular and widely distributed stories in China. It has derived into a proverb that still has been widely used. In today’s story, let’s take a look at what does this term mean under different circumstance. 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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00:02:53

Intermediate | 收到称赞时，不要否认 | When We Receive A...

Learn Chinese with Stories | maayot ·

2021/04/24

The ways that we respond to compliments used to be differed between western and eastern cultures. In the Chinese traditional view, we should act more modest when hear a compliment. However, this perception has changed over time. In today’s story, we are going to look at how our protagonist changed the way she responded to compliments and why she believe the change is very necessary. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in

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00:04:06

Advanced | “北京时间”是北京的时间吗？ | Is "Beijing time"...

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2021/04/24

If you have visited China or live in China, you must notice that there is a unified standard time called Beijing time in China. In today’s story, we are going to discuss the concept of world time zone and what Beijing time is. It would be interesting to know what does the Beijing time to do with Beijing. 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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00:01:32

Beginner | 青岛 | Qingdao | Mandarin Chinese Story

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2021/04/24

Qingdao is a beautiful and unique city in China. Many of the old buildings combine the elements from eastern and western architecture features. There is also a famous product produced in this city, the brand is well-known worldwide. Let’s take a look now. 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

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00:03:46

Intermediate | 文明就是不让任何人被抛下 | Civilization Means...

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2021/04/17

Most of the new technologies are invented have the same goal-- to make people's lives more convenient. But we also have to admit that every technology has a gap that blocks out those who don't know how to use it. In today’s story, we are going to discuss why we should consider to rights and benefits of those people who are not able to fully enjoy the benefits of new technologies. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin

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00:03:05

Advanced | 力争做一个发现之人 | Strive To Be A Discoverer |...

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2021/04/17

During our childhood, many of us have been taught that we should set up some goals for our life and pursue them during our journey of life. This theory could turn into an extreme angle. Some people may put the goal as their priority of life and forget about everything else. In today’s story, we are going to discuss the differences between people who like to discover and explore things during the journey and people who like to pursue the goals with determination. Join other motivated learners on your

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00:01:30

Beginner | 生日快乐 | Happy Birthday | Mandarin Chinese...

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2021/04/17

The tradition of celebrating birthday for family members and friends are common in Eastern and Western cultures. However, there are also some details could be quite unique. In today’s story, we are going to look at a group of friends celebrating the birthday for one of their Chinese friends. They made a certain type of food to wish the person a long life. Let’s see what the unique tradition is. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese

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00:04:32

Advanced | 北宋美食博主苏东坡 | Su Dongpo, A Food Blogger In...

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2021/04/10

Su Dongpo also known as Su Shi, was one of the greatest writers, poets and artists in China. Besides those labels, he was also known as a gastronome and he wrote many literatures for food. In today’s story, we are going to look at how his literatures on food reflected his political career. 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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00:03:06

Intermediate | 克服孤独感 | Overcoming Loneliness |...

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2021/04/10

The feeling of loneliness is not a new psychological issue in our society. But it has become more serious as the environment and society that we are living has undergone some significant changes as time passes. In today’s story, we are going to discuss why the problem has become more serious and how we could deal with it and not letting it affect us much in a negative way. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese

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00:01:53

Beginner | 宝宝像谁（一段对话） | Who Does The Baby Look Like?...

Learn Chinese with Stories | maayot ·

2021/04/10

When we have a conversation with friends about their children, the most common topics are where do they bring the child to during the weekend and who does the baby look like etc. In today’s story, we are going to hear a conversation between two friends, one of them bought a gift for her friend’s baby girl. 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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Intermediate | 清明时节 | Qingming Festival | Mandarin...

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2021/04/03

Today is the first day of Chinese Qingming festival. It is also called Tomb-Sweeping Day. It is a festival for Chinese people to memorize our loved ones who had passed away. Meanwhile, it also has other meanings according to the traditions. In today’s story, we are going to discuss the meanings of Qingming festival and look at the activities that people often conduct during this period of time. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese

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00:01:23

Beginner | 说到做到 | Keep My Word | Mandarin Chinese Story

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2021/04/03

In theory, we all would like to keep every promise we made to someone; however, in reality, it is not easy to fulfill our promise every time. In today’s story, our protagonist tells that why she feels that she must keep the promise to her son this 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 Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc. Got a

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Advanced | 《清明上河图》 | The Painting of “Riverside Scene...

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2021/04/03

Today is the first day of traditional Chinese Qingming festival. It is also one of the solar terms. So our story for today will be something related to this festival. We are going to take a look at one of the most famous and extraordinary paintings in Chinese history—“Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival”. As we will see that there were some hiding secrets in the painting that the artist expressed them in a metaphorical way. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot

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00:06:59

Best Chinese Learning Games | Learn Mandarin Chinese...

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2021/03/29

The easiest way to learn something is to have fun with it!Games are an unorthodox way to learn a language, so if you are tired with textbooks and homework, you should definitely give them a try! We go through five suggestions in our article. Join other motivated Chinese learners on your journey with maayot.com . Receive daily an engaging story in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text for Chinese Reading, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.

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Beginner | 难题（一段对话） | Puzzles (A Dialogue) | Mandarin...

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2021/03/27

When we encounter some problems for our homework or project, it would be good to have someone who could help us out. In today’s story, we are going to hear a conversation between two students, which one of them finds some difficulties for his math homework. 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

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Intermediate | 加微信的讲究 | Add Contacts On Wechat |...

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2021/03/27

Wechat is widely used in China as a communication tool. When we meet someone new and need to add them into Wechat contact, the fast way to do it is to scan the Wechat code and add each other. It is a simple action, but also contains a technique which makes the process more simple and convenient for others. Let’s take a look. 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

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00:01:03

Beginner | 遇到老同学 | Ran Into An Old Schoolmate |...

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2021/03/20

When we met someone who we haven’t seen for quite long time, we may have a lot of things to catch up. In today’s story, our protagonist ran into an old schoolmate by chance. Let’s see what happened afterwards. Hope you enjoy the story.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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00:03:41

Intermediate | 诚信无小事 | There Is No Minor Issue...

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2021/03/20

Honesty is considered as a key value regardless the countries and regions. Today, we are going to look at a story happened between a government official and a group of kids during the Eastern Han Dynasty. This story was recorded in an important historical book, which demonstrated that how important honesty is in Chinese traditional values. 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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