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Knitting -- come on, who does it?

July 28, 2007 at 11:27 AM

Since the beginning of cpod time, I've been the only knitter around here, apparently. This week for the first time, someone else confessed to being a knitter. So... Read more

Star of Nánchāng (World's Largest Ferris Wheel)

July 28, 2007 at 10:23 AM

160 meters high!  (524.9 feet)    Check it out! Read more

Does 了 have an evil twin?

July 28, 2007 at 06:36 AM

Yesterday, sitting at the plattform of the Stuttgart train station, I thought to hear my son saying 火车走了 (well, the "火" got in a kiddy pronounciation accid... Read more

Podcast Awards

July 28, 2007 at 06:14 AM

Woohoo!  Chinesepod is nominated!   The voting is now open.  Don't forget to vote every day. http://podcastawards.com Read more

Harry Potter 哈利波特-人物介紹(子彙) character intros(vocab)

July 28, 2007 at 06:00 AM

The Harry Potter series is a well written story and is generally appreciated around the world.  On occasion, there have been posts requesting lessons on the sto... Read more

Community Highlights Reel?

July 28, 2007 at 05:33 AM

When Chinesepod changed to version 3.0, I was skeptical. It has grown on me though. At first wading through all the menus just frustrated me; I'm getting used to... Read more

Joke of the Day (每日笑话) #18 (Video special)

July 27, 2007 at 09:44 PM

The members of SHE telling a joke each. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFTOBATblDg Sorry no subtitles or transcript. Read more

Introducing Oneself to the Family: Character Memorization Fun

July 27, 2007 at 07:51 PM

Okay, moving these character radical quizzes to their own discussion as I should have done in the first place.  This one deals with characters from the vocabula... Read more

Reading novels.

July 27, 2007 at 11:47 AM

Is anyone here to the point where they can actually sit down and enjoy reading a real  Chinese book? More than news papers that are written for information or c... Read more

Help needed for writing my bio

July 27, 2007 at 11:10 AM

Hi everybody. I've now been around for a month and think it's time to write something about myself in my bio and of course I want to do it in Chinese! My ski... Read more