Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

A few months of everything fried combined with Chinese hospitality (read: feed) is enough to start anyone on a one-way trip to fat camp. Listen to this podcast and learn about one poor junk food lover's untimely demise into the shady world...

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

Olive-ball may not be big in China, but in Laowai land it is. English, American and Aussie styles may differ quite a bit, but they all hold the same potential for a lovers' spat on a lazy weekend afternoon. Couch, beer, game... or... wife...

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

中国要办奥运了，80后的小夫妻也到了生育的黄金年龄。也许大家都想生个奥运娃吧，今年的孕妇特别多。生个小孩不容易啊，怀胎十月，一朝分娩，只有经历过的人才知其中的酸甜苦辣。今天的高级中文，我们来听听一位怀了双胞胎的准妈妈和她朋友的对话。...

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

Amber says Y'all, Connie plays us a Jackie Chan song, and Clay takes a back seat and listens to the girls clarify how to use the an "every" day word....

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

Shanghai girls' reputations tend to precede them throughout China. So today on Dear Amber we talk a bit about the cliches and whether they are true, to some degree, or not. Also, we answer a question from a Chinese friend about m...

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

08/08/08 is 'round the corner! That means Olympics, and that also means that we have a DVD available with 888 lessons on it. Listen in and see what's new at ChinesePod....

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

You feel like you've won the battle by actually getting one to stop--though you had to beat off your street corner contenders to do it. All is fair in the battle for the cab... you claimed this curb first. But now, as you settle into the ...

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

Inspired by many a Shanghai late-night party, be it mahjong with hard of hearing participants getting riled up on baijiu, or a laowai house party, period. Party styles differ, but sleeping neighbors get just as cranky on both sides of the ...

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

Our hungry traveler ventures off to the "Hawaii of China" for some much needed R&R. An island resort in China you say? It's true that Hainan's resort destination, Sanya, has flown under the radar to most of the western world, but it has a...

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

We know you are a nice person, but if you are ever feeling snippy, this pattern is the way to go. ...

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

A little shady, perhaps? Yet, it is David Beckham and the Galaxy, and this kind of a chance doesn't come around often in these parts... Hmm, there was that black market money exchange man that showed up at your office on a motorbi...

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

We assume that, as a beginner, deciphering the schedule for the airport bus might be just a little stressful, so put off breaking into that duty-free you bought for 10 minutes or so and get yourself far, far away from the mayhem that is an ...

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

"So, I’m on the first tee with him. I give him the driver. He hauls off and whacks one - big hitter, the Lama... " If Carl the grounds-keeper can make it down to China to play a round of golf, so can you. But you'll need the lingo, and tha...

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

You like your little Roadrunner and T-1 ethernet connections that load pages in 1/100th of a nanosecond? Nice huh? Remember back in the Clinton administration when you could make a cup of coffee in the time it took a page to load? Well, we...

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

Today on Dear Amber we learn about Chinese spending habits and some traditional and more modern views on money. And as we sweat our way through another China summer, we learn from the locals how to deal with the hot, humid stickin...

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

Everybody's workin' for the weekend... oh, no, wait a sec, that's just us... slaving away for your daily Chinese podcast dose. But we're not bitter, we love you. Pay us back by allowing us to live vicariously through you and your eventful...

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

Yes, this is the same health class that deals with the facts of life, however, you will have to patiently sit through a passionate lesson on the circulatory system before you get to that one. In this podcast, learn about what makes your he...

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

Today a little musical interlude for your listening pleasure. This ain't no muzac, nor is it out of tune KTV. On the other hand, it isn't Coldplay nor is it S.H.E. This podcast is a ChinesePod gig that's gonna make the Grammy's come a kn...

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

If Bryan Adams wanted to learn Chinese, the first pattern he would study would be the ___ 都 (dōu) pattern. QW is here with some examples on how both he and you can use it successfully. And as we all know, anything we d...

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

什么？你去上海了？有没有坐磁悬浮？有什么感觉？它是什么样子的？有多快？神秘的中国，现代的上海，神奇的磁悬浮！为什么只有上海造了磁悬浮？这条仅有30公里长的示范线会不会延长？中国的百姓是怎么看待磁悬浮的？一起来学习今天的高级中文，别忘了留下你的经历和思考哦！...