Learning Chinese through Stories

3.3.21A《天梯》Story

10 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we'll be taking a closer look at an explosive masterpiece created by the renowned Chinese artist Cai Guoqiang - "天梯" (Tiant...

3.3.21B《天梯》Story Walkthrough

09 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we'll be taking a closer look at an explosive masterpiece created by the renowned Chinese artist Cai Guoqiang - "天梯" (Tiant...

2.2.47AB《他一定很爱你》Story and walkthrough

09 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we're going to dive into the meaning and significance of a popular Mandarin Chinese song called "他一定很爱你" (Tā yídìng h...

3.1.21B《采访卢安克》Story walkthrough

30 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we shared a story about Lu An Ke (Eckart Löwe) , a German volunteer who spent over a decade (1997-2013) in moutainous area of Chin...

3.1.21A《采访卢安克》Story

30 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we shared a story about Lu An Ke (Eckart Löwe) , a German volunteer who spent over a decade (1997-2013) in moutainous area of China ...

2.2.48B《北方人和南方人之间的误解》Story Walkthrough

30 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever thought about the differences between south China and north China ? In this episode, we shared some anecdotal misunderstandings  betwee...

2.2.48A《北方人和南方人之间的误解》Story

30 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever thought about the differences between south China and north China ? In this episode, we shared some anecdotal misunderstandings  betwee...

2.3.22B《大学生的一天》Story Walkthrough

29 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What does a college student's day look like ?  In this episode, you will meet Xiaolin, a college student from a top tier university in Wuhan. Shout o...

2.3.22A《大学生的一天》Story

29 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What does a college student's day look like ?  In this episode, you will meet Xiaolin, a college student from a top tier university in Wuhan. Shout o...

3.1.22B 《几十年的习惯—钟表调快10分钟》Story walkthrough

29 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we narrated a habit of 李嘉诚 Li Jia Cheng/ Li Ka-shing, one of the most influential entrepreneurs in Asia and the world. In 2019 F...

3.1.22A《几十年的习惯—钟表调快10分钟》Story

29 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

🙏Shout out to Filip for becoming our patron and  for sharing with us this idea of creating an episode on real inspiring people.  In this episode ...

3.1.23A《一字一年2022》Story

29 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Last year, we created an episode centered around one Hanzi to encapsulate the spirit of 2021. The episode proved to be wildly popular and was one of o...

3.1.23B《一字一年2022》Story Walkthrough

24 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dear listeners, Last year, we created an episode that revolved around a single Hanzi to capture the essence of 2021. The episode resonated with ...

🚀RealLife Chinese for Beginners Podcast🚀- Episode 11- Where did you buy your down coat

06 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you're looking to learn Chinese from scratch, or just want to brush up on your skills, or if you think you are not ready for LCTS yet, RLC for Begi...

🚀RealLife Chinese for Beginners Podcast🚀- Episode 7-Are you free this Saturday

24 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hi If you're looking to learn Chinese from scratch, or just want to brush up on your skills, or if you think you are not ready for LCTS yet, RLC for B...

🚀RealLife Chinese for Beginners Podcast🚀- Episode 12-Is this puppy yours

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hi If you're looking to learn Chinese from scratch, or just want to brush up on your skills, or if you think you are not ready for LCTS yet, RLC for B...

🚀RealLife Chinese for Beginners Podcast🚀- Episode 13-Talking about weather

26 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hi If you're looking to learn Chinese from scratch, or just want to brush up on your skills, RLC for Beginners podcast is perfect for you! Every episo...

🚀RealLife Chinese for Beginners Podcast🚀- New Podcast Launch

31 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As 2023 approaches, we have finally launched RLC for Beginners podcast in Apple podcast and Spotify.  If you're looking to learn Chinese from scratch...

3.1.13B《第一位移民美国的中国女性》Story Walkthrough

09 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

the First Chinese Woman in America Resource Help us keep LCTS going and reach 200 patrons  https://www.patreon.com/learningchinesethroughstories For...

2.1.37B《小红帽》Story Walkthrough

23 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Follow and subscribe for free 听故事说中文LCTS is sponsored by our Patrons. Little Red Riding Hood For the full transcript of this episode and m...

2.1.37A《小红帽》Story

13 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Follow and subscribe for free 听故事说中文LCTS is sponsored by our Patrons. Little Red Riding Hood For the full transcript of this episode and m...

3.2.19B《鱿鱼游戏里的四个玩家》Story Walkthrough

07 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Follow and subscribe for free 听故事说中文LCTS is sponsored by our Patrons. The background of the four players from the TV Show- Squid Game For ...

3.2.19A《鱿鱼游戏里的四个玩家》Story

29 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Follow and subscribe for free 听故事说中文LCTS is sponsored by our Patrons. The background of the four players from the TV Show- Squid Game 成奇...

2.2.46AB《老鼠爱大米》Song and walkthrough

21 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Follow and subscribe for free What's the #1 challenge you have related to learning Chinese ? https://tally.so/r/mJP2Jw 听故事说中文LCTS is spons...

3.1.18AB《"此"的用法》story and walkthrough

14 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A quick favor ? 听故事说中文LCTS is sponsored by our Patrons. For the full transcript of this episode and many others, please support us by bec...

1.2.32B《有朋自远方来》Story Walkthrough

04 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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2.3.21B《散步》Story Walkthrough

22 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

听故事说中文LCTS is sponsored by our Patrons. Follow and subscribe for free Get the next episode as soon as it is available by following/subscri...

2.3.21A《散步》Story

13 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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Bonus-Weekly Community Hour -12/26/2021

05 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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3.2.14B《宝莲灯》Story Walkthrough

02 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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3.2.14A《宝莲灯》 Story

20 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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1.2.32A《有朋自远方来》Novice Level- Story

13 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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3.3.16B《铁榔头—郎平》Story Walkthrough

05 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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3.3.16A《铁榔头—郎平》Story

24 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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2.2.45B《狐假虎威》Story Walkthrough

15 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Please hit that Subscribe/Follow button on your Podcast player, so you won't miss the latest episode.  Full Transcript of this episode  can be fou...

2.2.45A《狐假虎威》Story

02 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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2.2.44AB《依靠》Story and story walkthrough

21 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is sponsored by our patrons.  If you think our podcast is valuable to you and others,  become our patron for as low as $5/month. Y...

3.1.15B《牙医余华》Story Walkthrough

13 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

  This episode is sponsored by our patrons.  If you think our podcast is valuable to you and others,  become our patron for as low as $5/mont...

3.1.15A《牙医余华》 Story

06 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

LCTS is sponsored by our Patrons. This episode is created at the suggestion of our patron 柯雷顿。 Some background knowledge on Yu Hua. He is a...

2.2.43B《皮鞋》Story Walkthrough

24 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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2.2.43A《皮鞋》Story

16 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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2.2.41B《用伤疤提醒自己》Story walkthrough

09 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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2.2.41A《用伤疤提醒自己》Story

02 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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2.2.42B《此心安处是吾乡》Story walkthrough

24 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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2.2.42A《此心安处是吾乡》🥮

18 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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2.1.36B《黔驴技穷》

05 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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2.1.36A《黔驴技穷》

27 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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会VS 能

10 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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2.1.35B《活鸟还是死鸟》Story Walkthrough

27 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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2.1.35A《活鸟还是死鸟》

17 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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《语法点—够》

11 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Please hit that Follow button on your Podcast player, so you won't miss the latest episode.    👩哎，出去玩带点吃的。两个苹果，两...

❤️‍🔥🎙️采访《坚强自信的和和》作者园园老师Interview

27 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

大家好， 之前我们跟大家分享了《坚强自信的和和》这本书，大家给了我们很多反馈！ 今天我们非常开心，我们请...

2.2.40AB《父亲》

21 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

To the best dad to us, Happy Father's Day! 👨‍💼💙 ㊗️天下的每一个父亲节快乐！父爱无言，细水长流！ Please hit that F...

3.3.15A《被遗忘的故事—追逐美国梦的冯道友》

08 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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3.2.13A《坚强自信的和和》

23 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Big Shout out to Yuanyuan Laoshi.  Thank you Yuanyuan Laoshi for writing such a great book that we can read to our children and teach them to be stro...

3.1.14AB《数字成语》

16 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Please hit that Subscribe button on your Podcast player, so you won't miss the latest episode.  Full list  of the 14 Chengyu  can be found on our...

2.2.38B《盘古开天辟地》

10 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Please hit that Subscribe button on your Podcast player, so you won't miss the latest episode.  For the full transcript of this episode, vocabulary...

2.2.38A《盘古开天辟地》

22 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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2.3.20B《清明时节》

16 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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2.3.20A《清明时节》

08 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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3.1.13A《第一位移民美国的中国女性》

25 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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3.3.13B《我的恋人就是我的工作》

14 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

职场女性身边的焦虑 Anxiety and stress among career women 第三集 Episode 3 ：我的"恋人"就是我的工作 My  job is my "sweetheart...

3.3.13A《我的恋人就是我的工作》

09 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

职场女性身边的焦虑 Anxiety and stress among career women 第三集 Episode 3 ：我的"恋人"就是我的工作 My  job is my "sweetheart" ...

2.1.34AB《元日》

23 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Please hit that Subscribe button on your Podcast player, so you won't miss the latest episode.  🏮😄🎉中国新年特辑  Chinese New Year Spe...

3.3.12B《回不去的职场》

12 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Please hit that Subscribe button on your Podcast, so you won't miss the latest episode.  职场女性身边的焦虑 Anxiety and stress among career ...

3.3.12A《回不去的职场》

06 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

职场女性身边的焦虑 Anxiety and stress among career women 第二集 Episode 2 ：回不去的职场 a career that I cannot go back 谁：萨萨...

3.3.11B《领导把我当摆设》

27 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

职场女性身边的焦虑 Anxiety and stress among career women Episode 1 第一集：职场小白菜    领导把我当摆设我该怎么活？...

3.3.11A《职场女性身边的焦虑—领导把我当摆设》

21 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

职场女性身边的焦虑 Anxiety and stress among career women Episode 1 第一集：职场小白菜    领导把我当摆设我该怎么活？ ...

3.3《职场女性身边的焦虑》Series Preview

14 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Support us by becoming our patrons. You will have access to all of our episodes, as well as patrons-only content,  transcripts, vocabulary  list. ...

2.1.33AB《咖啡》

05 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Support us by becoming our patrons. You will have access to all of our episodes, as well as patrons-only content,  transcripts, vocabulary  list. ...

3.1.12B《三十而已，故事从这里开始》

24 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Support us by becoming our patrons. You will have access to all of our episodes, as well as patrons-only content,  transcripts, vocabulary  list. Tr...

3.1.12A《三十而已故事从这里开始》

17 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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2.2.36A《我爱我的爷爷》

29 Nov 2020

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3.1.11A《三个女人一台戏，三十而已里的三位女主》

24 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Transcript of this episode can be found @ https://www.patreon.com/posts/3-1-11-san-ge-nu-41934424 Welcome to our new patrons：Nate，Pascal, Samuel....

2.3.18象声词《稀里糊涂的一天》

22 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to our new patrons：Tara, Neville, Stoic, David, Liba, 正哉尾崎.   Thank you for your generosity. We are grateful for your support to m...

3.2.12B《红豆》

11 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Story explanation    Transcript of this episode can be found @ https://www.patreon.com/posts/38064667 Welcome to our new patrons：Justin Gerard, J...

2.1.31语法Grammar《还是》

22 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 1.3.33《或者 Vs 还是》, we compared "或者"Vs "还是", which both means "or" in English. In this episode, we are sharing with you 3...

3.2.12A《 红豆》

16 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Wang Wei, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty wrote a famous poem about the red beans, which made it more well-known as a symbol for deep love. As the a...

3.1.11B《三个女人一台戏：三十而已的三位女主》

06 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Three women, three representatives, are fearless, thirty . Transcript of this episode can be found @ https://www.patreon.com/posts/42147266 Welcome t...

2.2.35《中国孩子常被问到的问题》

15 Sep 2020

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 Transcript of this episode can be found @ https://www.patreon.com/posts/41544194 Welcome to our new patrons：Sharleen Lee, Ollie, Mira, Dayton, Ajr...

2.1.30AB《小小少年》

29 Aug 2020

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Transcript and vocabulary list of this episode can be found @ https://www.patreon.com/posts/40988441 Welcome to our new patrons：Paul, Chiaki, Fabio...

3.1.10B《李子柒》

23 Aug 2020

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Transcript and vocabulary list of this episode can be found @ https://www.patreon.com/posts/40463153 Welcome to our new patrons：Linnea Gilius, Abofu...

1.3.33语法 Grammar《或者vs还是》

17 Aug 2020

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Transcript of this episode can be found @ https://www.patreon.com/posts/40531038 Welcome to our new patrons：Liz W., A, Harryle, Destiny, and Daniela...

3.1.10A《李子柒》

09 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Vocabulary and transcript (word and pdf) for this episode can be found @ https://www.patreon.com/posts/39000225   Welcome to our new patrons：Feuill...

1.2.31AB《大头儿子小头爸爸》

24 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Transcript of this episode and vocabulary annotation can be found @ https://www.patreon.com/posts/39245221 词：东动 曲：秋悦 大头儿子小头...

2.3.17B《拳王阿里》

05 Jul 2020

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Vocabulary  for this episode can be found @ https://www.patreon.com/posts/38999163 Welcome to our new patrons：Rachel Gerner, Jon Forde, Manshu Su, ...

2.3.17A《拳王阿里》

29 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"Mr. Ali was far more than a legendary boxer; he was a world champion for equality and peace. With an incomparable combination of principle, charm, wi...

3.1.9B《我的父亲》

20 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

If your dad is like mine and many other fathers, they are men of very few words. They don't talk much about their feelings, and they tend not to show ...

3.1.9A《我的父亲》

14 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father."  - Pope John XXIII On the coming father's day, let's learn thi...

2.1.29AB《你知道我在等你吗》

05 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Vocabulary list and transcript for this episode can be found @https://www.patreon.com/posts/3790773     Welcome to our new patrons: Joshua, Fay, ...

2.2.34B《落花生》

19 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Vocabulary list and transcript for this episode can be found @ https://www.patreon.com/posts/37223377 Welcome to our new patrons: Jake, Lucas, Mark, A...

1.3.28 《世上只有妈妈好》Repost

10 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Mother's Day Transcript for this episode can be found @ https://www.patreon.com/posts/1-3-28-shi-shang-23168244 Welcome to our new patrons：Re...

1.2.30AB《数鸭子》

08 May 2020

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数鸭子 词：王嘉祯  曲：胡小环 门前大桥下 游过一群鸭 快来快来数一数 二四六七八 嘎嘎嘎嘎 真呀真多呀 数不清...

2.2.34A《落花生》

30 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A classic by Xudishan, who was best known for his novels that focus on the people of the southern provinces of China and Southeast Asia. Transcript fo...

3.2.11B 《除夕夜，我在武汉》2

22 Apr 2020

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Vocabulary list for this episode can be found @https://www.patreon.com/posts/36261519. Please stay tuned for the transcript ! Welcome to our new patro...

3.2.11A 《除夕夜，我在武汉》2

16 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A college student tells of life under lockdown in Wuhan Transcript for this episode can be found @ https://www.patreon.com/posts/35563672 Welcome to o...

3.2.10B《除夕夜，我在武汉》

05 Apr 2020

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Story explanation of 3.2.10《除夕夜，我在武汉》 Welcome to our new Patrons: Jonathan Erwin-Frank, Michael Fulton, Stevia Gunawan, Elise Chan...

3.2.10A《除夕夜，我在武汉》1

27 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A taxi driver tells of life under lockdown on Chinese New Year's Eve.    We are 6 patrons away from our goal of 200 patrons. If you think our podcas...

3.1.8B《丑小鸭》

17 Mar 2020

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Story explanation for 3.1.8 《丑小鸭》 Welcome to our new patrons：Dan Radice, Andrew Huang, Ofer Grossman, Alexander Jeremijenko, Noah Sachs, M...

3.1.8A《丑小鸭》

06 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A little bird born in a barnyard who suffers abuse from the others around him until, much to his delight, he matures into a beautiful swan. We learned...