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A weekly Chinese language teaching show which covers the most frequently used Chinese words and expressions, dialogues, language tips, and stories behind the idioms.
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Feb 23, 2020 • 27min
International Mother Language Day 世界母语日
lǎo bǎn ,zhè jiàn yī fu zěn me zhè me guì ?néng piàn yi xiē ma ?
A: 老板,这件衣服怎么这么贵?能便宜些吗?
[Shop owner], Why could this dress be so expensive? Can you make it cheaper?
kàn nǐ zhōng wén zhè me bàng ,zài piàn yi 50 kuài !nǐ xué zhōng wén jǐ nián le ?
B: 看你中文这么棒,再便宜50块!你学中文几年了?
Since your Chinese is so good that I will cut 50 yuan more off . How long have you been studying Chinese?
wǒ lái zhōng guó xué yǔ yán liǎng nián le ,píng shí jiù ài gēn zhōng guó rén liáo tiān 。
A: 我来中国学语言两年了,平时就爱跟中国人聊天。
I have been in China for studying Chinese language for two years. I often like chatting with Chinese people.
nà nǐ yǐ hòu kě yǐ cháng lái wǒ zhèr ,wǒ tè bié ài jiāo péng yǒu
B: 那你以后可以常来我这儿,我特别爱交朋友。
You are welcome to come here. I like making friends.

Feb 16, 2020 • 28min
2019 News review 2019新闻盘点
èr líng yī jiǔ nián mǎ shàng jiù yào guò qù le ,yǒu shén me xīn wén ràng nǐ yìn xiàng shēn kè ?
A: 2019年马上就要过去了,有什么新闻让你印象深刻?
2019 is coming its end, what news impressed you most?
dì yī zhāng hēi dòng zhào piàn a,tài ràng rén jī dòng le
B: 第一张黑洞照片啊,太让人激动了!
The first ever image of a black hole!It is amazing.
duì !rén lèi zhōng yú kàn dào le hēi dòng
A:对!人类终于看到了黑洞!
Yeah, human finally "see" a black hole.
hái yǒu cháng é sì hào chéng gōng dēng lù yuè qiú bèi miàn ,ràng wǒ hěn zì háo
B: 还有嫦娥四号成功登陆月球背面,让我很自豪。
And Chang'e-4 probe makes successful landing on moon's far side. It makes me feel proud..

Feb 9, 2020 • 30min
Post-holiday syndrome 节后综合征
guò nián hǎo ,jié hòu dì yī tiān shàng bān ,gǎn jué zěn me yàng
A: 过年好,节后第一天上班,感觉怎么样?
Happy Chinese lunar New Year! The first working day! How is going?
xiū xi de tài shuǎng le ,yǒu yī diǎn wú xīn gōng zuò ,jià qī zōng hé zhēng
B: 休息得太爽了,有一点无心工作,假期综合征。
The holiday makes me feel too comfortable to get into my job, holiday syndrome!
wǒ qià qià xiāng fǎn ,guò jié dài wá 、zǒu qīn qi gǎn jué bǐ shàng bān hái lèi
A: 我恰恰相反,过节带娃、走亲戚感觉比上班还累。
On the contrary, during the holidays I just felt more tired by taking care of kids and visiting relatives.
míng bai le ,gōng zuò shǐ nǐ kuài lè
B: 明白了,工作使你快乐!
I see! Work makes you happy!

Jan 26, 2020 • 34min
Blessing words for the Year of Rat! 鼠年祝福语!
yé yé nǎi nǎi guò nián hǎo !wǒ men lái bài nián le
A: 爷爷奶奶过年好!我们来拜年了!
Happy New Year, Grandpa and Grandma! We are here to say Happy New Year to you.
hǎo dǒng shi de hái zi,guò nián hǎo !zhè shì gěi nǐ de yā suì qián
B: 好懂事的孩子,过年好!这是给你的压岁钱!
Good kid! Happy New Year! This is your gift money.
xiè xiè yé yé nǎi nǎi !zhù nín èr lǎo shēn tǐ jiàn kāng ,fú rú dōng hǎi
A: 谢谢爷爷奶奶!祝您二老身体健康,福如东海!
Thank you, grandpa and grandma! Wish you good health and May your fortune be as boundless as the East Sea.
yě zhù nǐ xué xí jìn bù ,xiào kǒu cháng kāi
B: 也祝你学习进步,笑口常开!
May you make progress in your studies and be joyous always!

Jan 19, 2020 • 31min
Buying the ticket for the spring travel rush!
jīn nián nǐ dǎ suàn huí lǎo jiā guò nián ma
A: 今年你打算回老家过年吗?
Are you going back to your hometown to celebrate the Spring Festival?
chūn yùn rén tài duō le piào nán mǎi de hěn
B: 春运人太多了,票难买得很。
There are too many people during the travel season, and it is really hard to get a ticket.
wàn yī mǎi bù dào ,nǐ kě yǐ shì shì mǎi hòu bǔ piào ,tīng shuō chéng gōng jī lǜ hěn gāo de
A: 万一买不到,你可以试试买候补票,听说成功机率很高的。
If you can't buy one, you can take a standby. I heard its rate of success is high.

Jan 12, 2020 • 29min
Personal: 2019 Year In Review! 年终盘点
hǎo jiǔ méi jiàn le ,nǐ jīn tiān kàn qǐ lái hěn gāo xìng a
A:好久没见了,你今天看起来很高兴啊。
Long time no see. You look happy today.
hā hā ,suàn mìng de shuō wǒ míng nián yào zǒu táo huā yùn
B:哈哈,算命的说我明年要走桃花运。
Haha, a fortune-teller said I will be lucky in love next year.
gōng xǐ a 。děng děng ,nán dào nǐ jīn nián de xīn nián jì huà bù jiù shì tuō dān ma
A:恭喜啊。等等,难道你今年的新年计划不就是脱单吗?
Congratulations. Wait! You are not telling me that your this year's new year resolution is not being unavailable.
xiāng qīn hǎo jǐ cì ,zǒng shì pèng yī bí zi huī
B:相亲好几次,总是碰一鼻子灰。
I had several blind dates but was always being rebuffed.

Jan 5, 2020 • 25min
China’s Top Ten Words of 2019 (Part 2)
盘 pán // 我不要你觉得,我要我觉得wǒ bù yào nǐ jüé de , wǒ yào wǒ jüé de // 硬核 yìng hé// 文明互鉴wén míng hù jiàn // 霸凌主义bà líng zhǔ yì

Dec 29, 2019 • 28min
China’s Top Ten Words of 2019 (Part 1)
阿中ā zhōng / 柠檬精 níng méng jīng / 我太难了wǒ tài nán le / 道路千万条,安全第一条dào lù qiān wàn tiáo , ān qüán dì yī tiáo / 区块链 qǖ kuài liàn

Dec 22, 2019 • 27min
Macao 澳门
tīng shuō wǒ men de xīn tóng shì shì cóng ào mén dà xué bì yè de
A: 听说我们的新同事是从澳门大学毕业的。
I heard that our new colleague graduated from the University of Macau.
wa ,ào mén kě shì gè hǎo dì fang ,wǒ gāng cóng nàr lǚ yóu huí lái
B: 哇,澳门可是个好地方,我刚从那儿旅游回来。
Wow, Macau is a good place;I just travelled there and came back.
wǒ yě xiǎng qù ,bǎ gōng luè fèn xiǎng gěi wǒ hǎo me
A: 我也想去,把攻略分享给我好么?
I also want to go. Would you share your travel guide with me?
hǎo a ,bǎo zhèng ràng nǐ jì dà kāi yǎn jiè yòu dà bǎo kǒu fú
B: 好啊,保证让你既大开眼界又大饱口福。
Sure, I promise it would be an eye-opening and tasty experience.

Dec 15, 2019 • 28min
Safety 安全
wǎn shàng lái cān jiā wǒ de shēng rì jù huì ba ?hěn duō péng yǒu dōu huì lái
A:晚上来参加我的生日聚会吧?很多朋友都会来。
Will you join my birthday party tonight? Many friends will come.
wǒ méi bàn fǎ qù a ,kě néng yào jiā bān dào hěn wǎn
B:我没办法去啊,可能要加班到很晚。
I have no way to go, because probably I have to work very late.
méi guān xì ,dǎ chē hěn ān quán
A:没关系,打车很安全。
No worries. It is very safe to take a taxi then.
hǎo de ,wǒ yī máng wán jiù guò qù
B:好的,我一忙完就过去。
Ok, I will go as soon as I finish my work.