ChinesePod - Intermediate
Episodes
Upper-intermediate | Dining Preferences - What’s Yours? 餐桌争辩—什么才是你的菜
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Buffet or a table meal? When to use serving chopsticks? Join us in this lesson for an interesting discussion as well as learn useful vocabulary on som...
Intermediate | "Without You I'm So Lonely" 没有你陪伴真的好孤单
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“没有你陪伴真的好孤单” is a lengthy song title, but nothing’s too long for a stark cry about missing your lover. In this new episode o...
Pre-intermediate | Discussing Work
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You Freddie Mercury and David Bowie know about being under pressure? Did they ever have to compete with 1.4 billion other people? In this Intermediate...
Upper-intermediate | To Pack Or To Go? 如饥似渴──打包还是带走？
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Have you struggled with what to say for dine in, takeouts, home delivery when you’re hungry and want food fast! 打包 is synonymous with 带走 in ...
Intermediate | Prenatal Checkup, Part 2
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we will show you a dialogue between a doctor and the parent during the sonogram, and what are the things you can say during this wond...
Pre-intermediate | Shopping
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You dare to journey the Silk Road and not buy any silk? No one in their right mind comes to China and leaves with less than two extra carry-on bags. C...
Upper-intermediate | Social Credit Score For China’s Pet Owners 文明社会 养犬规则
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“遛狗要牵绳子、防止狗随意乱吠、及时清理狗的粪便......”文明城市对养狗的人提出了许多要求。那些养狗、爱...
Intermediate | Prenatal Checkup, Part 1
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You're pregnant! In today's podcast, let's learn how to talk about maternity and prenatal checkup in Mandarin. If there's a steamed bun in your oven, ...
Pre-intermediate | Talking About Illness
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Now, we all know when we get the flu, there’s nothing we like more than to do a little whining about it. In this podcast you will learn how to tell ...
Upper-intermediate | 宅经济的发展
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
在这集谈话节目当中，Joy跟庆琳要来向大家介绍中国宅经济的发展，包括外送服务还有代买服务。你知道哪一家餐...
Intermediate | Animal Proverbs: Shoot the Bird That Pokes Its Head Out
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Animal metaphors are prevalent in almost every language, but people from different cultures may regard the same animal differently. In Chinese proverb...
Pre-intermediate | What Do You Want To Ask?
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today's lesson, two colleagues are getting into a heated chat at work. After some probing questions, one of them finally comes out with it and asks...
Upper-intermediate | 都是谁的错 -不好意思，抱歉，对不起
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As the title suggests, these phrases have “varying degrees of sorry”. A useful lesson to learn when to use which one! 道歉也是有不同程度的...
Intermediate | Dad's Got a Cold
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The weather has got much colder and this father has caught a cold taking his two kids to the seaside. As any loving father would do, he has lent his j...
Pre-intermediate | You Look Exhausted!
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Now, we’d like to think that all of our listeners are hard-working, diligent employees, putting in 10 hours a day…and even if you’re not, we’l...
Upper-intermediate | 职场抱怨王 Part 2
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
爱抱怨的小麦又来了！在上一集里，我们聊到了她很讨厌她的的同事，这次她的部门又发生了什么事呢？我们一起...
Intermediate | Cold Will Kill You
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Anyone who has passed a damp Shanghai winter in an unheated apartment would agree with the title of this lesson. But fear of cold takes on many faces ...
Pre-intermediate | Coffee Break Series - Making a Good First Impression
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the Coffee Break Series, we focus on social etiquette in business settings. In a Chinese workplace, there are certain phrases and words that we use...
Upper-intermediate | 职场抱怨王 Part 1
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
我们在工作上常常会遇到不顺心的事情，这个时候抱怨同事可以让我们更有动力上班！这集课程里，我们会介绍一...
Intermediate | Complaining to the Waiter
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Once again, we shed our “puppy dogs and ice cream” demeanor with a lesson on being peeved. In this lesson, Ken (gets furious when we call him Shar...
Pre-intermediate | Describing Travels
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
No doubt if you find yourself in this lesson, you plan on doing some traveling in the “Middle Kingdom”. So what better way to take that initial-jo...
Upper-intermediate | Night life 夜生活，夜经济
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
中国有些城市享有“不夜城”的美誉，整个夜晚都繁华热闹、车水马龙。酒吧、博物馆、电影院、烧烤摊、商场、...
Intermediate | Blaming Your Partner in Chinese
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this lesson we teach you some great words and phrases for blaming your partner in Mandarin Chinese. In this dialogue, a couple are arguing about wh...
Pre-intermediate | City Comparison
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been established you like your city, but why exactly? In this podcast, you will learn how to compare two things using Mandarin Chinese; in this...
Upper-intermediate | 吃惊，惊讶，惊人，惊喜
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
你知道吃惊，惊讶，惊人，惊喜的差别吗？你知道怎么用这四个词吗？在今天的课程里，我们会用很多不同例句来...
Intermediate | Going to the Gym
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Quick! Name another great thing about ChinesePod. That’s right! You can listen anywhere – taxi, home, or even the gym! What’s that, you say? You...
Pre-intermediate | Shipping a Package
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you go to the post office often? In this lesson, we're going to show you how to mail a package in Asia and what you can expect from the clerks. Let...
Upper-intermediate | Dropping Marriage Hints
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You know how your girlfriend has been mercilessly dropping marriage hints, and you've been equally heartlessly pretending not to notice? Well, it's ac...
Intermediate | Blaming Others
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When you can't find something, it's sometimes easier just to blame others. In today's lesson, two flatmates argue about a lost book and it turns out i...
Pre-intermediate | Buying a Computer
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
So you’ve succumbed to the peer pressure, and want to become more “techy”. Which means a trip to the vast computer marketplace. You know “how ...
Upper-intermediate | Applying for a Visa
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prior to 1979, a great look at the Great Wall was nothing more than a great dream. These days, you’re more than welcome to visit the P.R.C., but not...
Pre-intermediate | Going on a Diet
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the Tang Dynasty, to be fat was to be beautiful. Nowadays, as the Bling Dynasty sweeps the nation, oh how the tables have turned. China is a land o...
Pre-intermediate | Priority Seats: To Sit or Not to Sit
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To sit or not to sit, that is the question in the modern society. Giving up your seat to elders and those in need is considered to be a virtue in Asia...
Upper-intermediate | Customs Consultancy
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you're interested in learning Chinese for business purposes this is the lesson for you. You'll learn how to ask about customs tax and the procedure...
Intermediate | Visiting the Hospital with a Fever
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With all the talk of swine flue and quarantine this year, we don't blame you if you don't want to rush to the hospital every time you run a fever. If ...
Pre-intermediate | International Women's Day: 2020 China Edition
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's International Women's Day again! What are the current attitudes toward women in Chinese society? How much do we recognize women's achievements in...