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The most convenient way to learn Chinese the way it is actually spoken and used. Start with our basic lessons, and in no time you"ll be listening to music, watching films and television and engaging in the actual language. With free daily podcasts, a vibrant community, online study tools and much more, PopupChinese is the most powerful and personal way to learn mandarin.

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7:19

Popup Chinese — Elementary: The Break-Up

Popup Chinese ·

2026/06/17

不要离开我。bùyào líkāi wǒ 。Don't leave me.你放手，一切都太晚了。nǐ fàngshǒu ， yīqiè dōu tài wǎn le 。Let go of me, it's all too late.你走了，咱们家咪咪谁来喂啊？nǐ zǒu le ， zánmen jiā Mīmi shéi lái wèi ā ？If you go, who will feed the cat?记得给它喂食。jìde gěi tā wèi shí 。Remember to feed it.那孩子呢？nà háizi ne ？What about the child?孩子她更需要爸爸。háizi tā gèng xūyào bàba 。The child needs her father more.她也需要妈妈来喂奶啊。tā yě xūyào māma lái wèinǎi ā 。She also needs her mother to nurse.你少来这套，咱孩子都上大学了。nǐ shǎoláizhètào ， zán háizi dōu shàng dàxué le

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7:52

Popup Chinese — Elementary: Diet-Popup

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2026/06/16

唉，泡泡中文是我最喜欢的网站了。āi ， Pàopao Zhōngwén shì wǒ zuì xǐhuān de wǎngzhàn le 。Hey, Popup Chinese is my favorite website.就是，我上个月已经减掉了5斤了。这在以前绝不可能。jiùshì ， wǒ shàng ge yuè yǐjīng jiǎn diào le wǔ jīn le 。 zhè zài yǐqián jué bù kěnéng 。You said it. I lost over 2 kilograms last month. Could never have done it without them.咱俩说的是同一个网站吗？zán liǎ shuō de shì tóng yī ge wǎngzhàn ma ？Are we talking about the same website?是啊，就是那个有播客的网站。唉，我要是早知道就好了。shì a ， jiùshì nàge yǒu bōkè de wǎngzhàn 。 āi ， wǒ yàoshi zǎo zhīdào jiù

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8:08

Popup Chinese — Absolute Beginners: Parking the Car

Popup Chinese ·

2026/06/15

师傅.... shīfu . . . . Mister....往左打，往左打，倒，倒，好。wǎng zuǒ dǎ ， wǎng zuǒ dǎ ，dào，dào，hǎo。Turn left, turn left, now back up, back up... good.好，倒倒倒，好。hǎo ，dàodào dào ，hǎo。Ok, back up, back up, back up, good.啊！我的脚！a ！wǒdejiǎo ！Ouch! My foot!

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7:17

Popup Chinese — Absolute Beginners: Missing Keys

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2026/06/14

门锁了。mén suǒ le 。The door is locked.你有钥匙吗？nǐ yǒu yàoshi ma ？Do you have the keys?没有。méiyǒu 。No.哦，天哪！o ，tiān na ！Oh, goodness gracious!

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7:26

Popup Chinese — Absolute Beginners: No More Toilet Paper

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2026/06/13

可以用你的卫生间吗？kěyǐ yòng nǐ de wèishēngjiān ma ？Can I use your bathroom?没问题。méiwèntí 。No problem.手纸呢？shǒuzhǐ ne ？What about toilet paper?用完了。yòng wán le 。It's used up.哦。o 。Oh.

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4:41

Popup Chinese — Absolute Beginners: Pinyin Practice: zi

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2026/06/12

我第一次写汉字。wǒ dì yī cì xiě hànzì 。My first time writing Chinese characters.我自己去。wǒ zìjǐ qù 。I'll go myself.你的工资是多少？nǐ de gōngzī shì duōshǎo ？How much is your salary?

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7:09

Popup Chinese — Absolute Beginners: Watership Down

Popup Chinese ·

2026/06/11

天气真好啊。tiānqì zhēn hǎo a 。The weather is great.嗯。ng 。Hmmm.生菜也很好吃。shēngcài yě hěn hǎochī 。The lettuce is also very tasty.生活真好。shēnghuó zhēn hǎo 。Life is great.生活真好。shēnghuó zhēn hǎo 。Life is really good.嗯。ng 。Hmmm.

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3:59

Popup Chinese — Absolute Beginners: Pinyin Practice: ri

Popup Chinese ·

2026/06/10

她用日语写日记。tā yòng rìyǔ xiě rìjì 。She writes a diary in Japanese.星期日我去日本。xīngqīrì wǒ qù Rìběn 。Sunday I am going to Japan.

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7:27

Popup Chinese — Absolute Beginners: A Strange...

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2026/06/09

喂？喂？你是谁？wéi ？ wéi ？nǐshì shéi ？Hello? Hello? Who are you?谁啊？你在跟谁说话呢？shéi a ？ nǐ zài gēn shéi shuōhuà ne ？Who? Whoare you talking to?电话里哇哇的，听不清楚。喂，你听听。diànhuà lǐ wāwā de ， tīng bu qīngchu 。 wéi ， nǐ tīngting 。It's a wa-wa sound. I can't hear it clearly. Hello, you listen.喂？喂？说话。wéi ？ wéi ？shuōhuà 。Hello? Hello? Say something.听不清吧？tīngbùqīng ba ？Can't make it out?嗯。ng 。Yeah.挂了吧。guà le ba 。Hang up.

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7:04

Popup Chinese — Absolute Beginners: Buried Under Work

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2026/06/07

累吗？lèi ma ？Are you tired?嗯，我很累。ng ，wǒhěnlèi 。Yes, I'm very tired.你该睡觉。nǐ gāi shuìjiào 。You should go to sleep.我还有工作。wǒ hái yǒu gōngzuò 。I still have work to do.

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7:53

Popup Chinese — Absolute Beginners: Ordering Under...

Popup Chinese ·

2026/06/05

给您菜单。Here is a menu.啊，谢谢。Ah, thank you.您要什么？What do you want?呃，等一下儿，我先看看吧。Wait a moment, I want to take a look.嗯，好的。nOh, OK.

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7:49

Popup Chinese — Intermediate: The Northeasterner

Popup Chinese ·

2026/06/04

下一个，王翠花。Next, Wang Cuihua.到到到,我就是王翠花。Here, here here. I'm Wang Cuihua.啊，是您啊。Oh, it's you.啊对。Yes.您是哪儿的人。Where are you from?我地道北京人。I'm a real Beijinger.可是我听您这口音？But what about your accent?啊，口音呢，我觉得，我觉得我说话很标准！Accent? I think I speak pretty standard Chinese.啊，是这样的，小姐，我们这儿需要的是一位能说地道北京话的女孩儿。It's this way. We need a girl here who can speak authentic Beijing mandarin.我说地道北京话啊，只不过就是身边儿东北朋友特多您知道吧，所以那个说话就带东北味儿。I speak the real Beijing dialect. It's just that I've got a lot of friends from the Northeast, so

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6:17

Popup Chinese — Absolute Beginners: Taking a Photo

Popup Chinese ·

2026/06/04

Apple，往左，对，往左边，左，左，对，好的。Echo再往右一点，往右一点，对对对对对，好的，别动。一、二、三。Move left Apple, yeah, to your left. Left, left, yeah. OK. Now move a bit further right Echo, just a bit more now. Yes! Yes yes yes yes! OK, don't move. One, two, three....茄子！Cheese!

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6:43

Popup Chinese — Absolute Beginners: Thanks But No Thanks

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2026/06/03

谢谢您，谢谢，谢谢...... Thank you, thanks, thanks....不客气。No thanks needed.谢谢，谢谢，谢谢您...... Thank you, thank you, thank you....别客气。Don't be so polite.谢谢您，谢谢您，谢谢...... Thank you, thank you, thank you....不用客气。Cut it out.谢谢，谢谢...... Thank you, thank you....放手！放手！Let go! Let go!

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9:19

Popup Chinese — Advanced: Buying a House in Beijing

Popup Chinese ·

2026/06/02

房产形势 fángchǎn xíngshì real estate trends拆迁 chāiqiān to demolish恶性循环 èxǐng xúnhuán vicious cycle调动 diàodòng to adjust时机 shíjī time有涨也会有跌 yǒu zhǎng yě huì yǒu diē that which rises will also fall福利房地段 fúlìfáng dìduàn subsidized housing location

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0:47

Popup Chinese — Advanced listening test: An...

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2026/06/01

说正题，昨儿碰见一小孩儿，特别逗。他非让我们买花儿，然后就跟我朋友说：“哎，哥哥，你给姐姐买一朵花吧。” Speaking of this, I ran into this kid yesterday. It was funny. He wanted us to buy flowers, and then said to my friend, "Hey man, why don't you buy a flower for her?"是你的孩子吗？Was it your kid?这怎么可能？你听我说，后面更逗。然后我朋友就来了一句：“哎，你都长那么大了！”然后我特别不可思议，你知道吗？What? Listen to this, because it gets funnier. Then my friend said, "Hey, you've really grown up!" And it just blew me away, you know?哦，原来你的孩子都长那么大了。What? To see your kid grow up so

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1:11

Popup Chinese — Intermediate listening test: Year-End...

Popup Chinese ·

2026/05/31

今天我叫你过来，跟你谈一下年终奖的问题。jīntiān wǒ jiào nǐ guòlai ， gēn nǐ tányīxià niánzhōngjiǎng de wèntí 。I asked you to come over today so we could discuss the issue of your year-end bonus.噢，老板，今年我们的成绩非常乐观，比去年翻了两倍！o ， lǎobǎn ， jīnnián wǒmen de chéngji fēicháng lèguān ， bǐ qùnián fān le liǎngbèi ！Oh boss, we did really well this year, four times better than last year.嗯，所以我奖励你四百。en ，suǒyǐ wǒ jiǎnglì nǐ sì bǎi 。Yes, and so I'm giving you a bonus of 400 RMB.四百？可是我给公司盈利可有好几百万呢！sì bǎi ？ kěshì wǒ gěi gōngsī yínglì kě yǒu

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7:52

Popup Chinese — Elementary: Diet-Popup

Popup Chinese ·

2026/05/31

唉，泡泡中文是我最喜欢的网站了。Hey, Popup Chinese is my favorite website.就是，我上个月已经减掉了5斤了。这在以前绝不可能。You said it. I lost over 2 kilograms last month. Could never have done it without them.咱俩说的是同一个网站吗？Are we talking about the same website?是啊，就是那个有播客的网站。唉，我要是早知道就好了。Yeah, it's the one with the podcasts. If only I knew of it sooner.

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7:37

Popup Chinese — Elementary: A Date with Sichuan

Popup Chinese ·

2026/05/30

哎，服务员，我要这个。Hey, waiter, I want this one.哎，这个我不吃，上回吃了拉肚子。Hey, I can't eat this. The last time I ate it I had diarrhea.那我要那个。Then I'll have that one.这个我也不吃。也拉肚子。I won't have that either. It also gives me diarrhea.那我要这个吧。Then I want this one.噢不不不，这个也拉肚子。Oh, no no no. This one will also give you the runs.那你带我到这个饭店来干吗？So why on earth did you bring me to this restaurant?就是告诉你吃了这些都拉肚子。To tell you that all of this stuff will give you diarrhea.

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7:33

Popup Chinese — Elementary: Ski Accident

Popup Chinese ·

2026/05/29

哎？你的脸怎么了？Hey, what's wrong with your face?唉，别提了。我撞树上了。Oh, don't get me started. I ran into a tree.我都不认识你了。I almost didn't recognize you.有那么严重吗？Is it that bad?你这样儿还嫁得出去吗？Are you still going to get married, looking like this?我们能不能别提这事了。Can we not talk about this?唉，真难看。Wow, that's ugly.

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