Upper-intermediate | Hong Kong-Macao Travel Permit
“One country, two systems.” Hong Kong and Macao are now part of China, but they have their own culture and political systems separate from M...
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ChinesePod makes learning Mandarin fun and easy! In this Intermediate Level Podcast Feed, explore broader contexts and applications of frequently used expressions needed to navigate comforta...
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Intermediate | Networking Event
What young professional can resist a networking event? Well, it might be a bit easier to resist if you have no clue what to say to meet peop...
Upper-intermediate | Activities on Douban
Facebook is blocked in China, so it's not used by most Chinese for socializing and organizing events. For organizing events, especially for...
Intermediate | Airport Check-In Problems
In this Chinese lesson we join our ill-fated hero at the airport check-in desk. He's battling airport regulations and not doing so well. Thi...
Upper-intermediate | English Grammar Difficulties
Learning Chinese is hard, but learning English is difficult too! In this lesson, a Chinese student faces a teacher after failing to get thei...
Intermediate | Sportswear Brands
China is quite a playground for brand names, with big companies like Nike and small knock-off operations existing side by side. In this Chin...
Upper-intermediate | Making a Mojito
Get your mojitos! Get your gin and tonics! Get your vodka sodas! In this lesson, ChinesePod gets mixed up in the world of cocktails. Episode...
Intermediate | Field Trip to the Zoo
Whether you prefer to gawk joyously at the animals, or brood over the moral issues raised by caging animals in a zoo, this Chinese lesson ha...
Upper-intermediate | Punctuation Issues
While punctuation marks in Chinese are similar to those in English, there are some notable differences. In fact, there are even some symbols...
Intermediate | Talking About the Working Hours Policy
HR has recently announced a new working hours policy, and a young woman discusses with her boyfriend how it affects her. The policy itself m...
Upper-intermediate | The Legend of the White Snake (Part 3)
ChinesePod brings the last installment of the saga of the snake spirit Bai Suzhen and her love Xu Xian. It's The Legend of the White Snake!...
Intermediate | Wang Guan's Busy Day
This Chinese lesson chronicles a day in the life of Wang Guan, a very busy network administrator. If you deal with routers or servers much,...
Upper-intermediate | The Legend of the White Snake (Part 2)
The Legend of the White Snake continues! In this episode, Bai Suzhen and Xu Xian find happiness with each other. However, this happiness isn...
Intermediate | Too Young to be Dating
Somewhere in China, a telephone rings. The mother answers, and, much to her dismay, discovers that it is a young man calling for her daughte...
Upper-intermediate | The Legend of the White Snake (Part 1)
Just in time for the Year of the Snake, this classic Chinese folktale takes us to the famed shores of the West Lake in Hangzhou where magica...
Intermediate | Interpreting Gig at the Exhibition
Oral interpretation in China is a fairly lucrative job for those with the skills. In this lesson, learn how to distinguish between various t...
Upper-intermediate | Discussing Internet Marketing and Sales (Part 3)
ChinesePod rounds up its three part series on the ins and outs of internet marketing with a bit about social media marketing. Hear those aut...
Intermediate | Meeting in Real Life
So the online relationship is going great... could it be time for the "RL meetup"? It's a big step. Scrutinize those photos, talk it over wi...
Upper-intermediate | Discussing Internet Marketing and Sales (Part 2)
Get your business suits on poddies, ChinesePod's discussion of internet marketing techniques continues with a discussion about email and sea...
Intermediate | The Kindle
Although it may not be as common a sight in China as certain other electronic products, the Kindle is a handy little device not unknown in t...