Learn Mandarin Chinese with fun and engaging stories. Practice your listening with a weekly story, entirely in Chinese. Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced covering all levels of the HSK. Get daily stories tailored to your level by subscribing to maayot.com
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Learn Taiwanese Mandarin With Miss Lin Podcast│Taiwanese Mandarin Conversation│Taiwanese culture
Miss Lin, Mandarin teacher from Taiwan
大家好,我是林老師! This is MandarinWithMissLin from Taiwan. I'm from Taipei, Taiwan. I hope this Podcast can help you train your Chinese listening skill and learn natural Taiwanese Mandarin vocabulary and phrases. My mission is to help learners to speak Chinese naturally, to help you learn authentic Taiwanese Mandarin, and discover Taiwanese culture. To learn more with me , please take a look at my courses or my Youtube channel. More free Taiwanese Mandarin sources on my website. https://www.taiwane ...
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Have you ever felt that rush of excitement when you absorb a ton of information, only to freeze up when it’s time to chat with a native Chinese speaker? It’s maddening, isn’t it? You know that learning takes time, but what if I told you that with the right approach, you can actually speed things up? It’s not just about collecting knowledge; it’s about unleashing it in real conversations. Once you embrace this simple yet powerful method, you might be blown away by how quickly everything start ...
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Learn HOW to learn Chinese with hosts Jared Turner and John Pasden. You will learn tips, strategies, and insights so you can supercharge your language learning. You will also be inspired by guest interviews with people from all over the world who have learned Chinese. Both Jared and John both learned Chinese, lived in China for many years, and have worked with learners all over the world and understand the unique challenges that Chinese learners face. They stay at the forefront of language l ...
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Adventures with Ollie is a free podcast with original audio stories and books for families with kids between 2-8, bedtime, and daytime! Come here for the world of fairies, princesses, knights, dragons, rockets, and more! You can create a personalized story for your kids with their names and a theme that they fancy at www.meetollie.com. You can also find the stories in Mandarin Chinese on our website. Let us know what kind of stories you and your kids want to hear at [email protected].
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China Myth Podcast is a self-produced immersion experience of my journey through the fascinating and misunderstood dilemmas of Chinese business culture - a reaction, a behavior, even a suggestion - and asks whether I could have achieved a better outcome with a different attitude, mindset, and approach. Because sometimes, learning how to listen is a lost art of communication.
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Hi, Welcome to "a story a day keep your madness away" tour. I am your guide, GTN Wan. In the coming 10 minutes, I will guide you to a forest where you can observe the animals' lives. In this channel, I share my stories in three languages, i.e. Cantonese, English, and Mandarin. I hope you like the stories that I share. I always believe stories are the most powerful tool to channel messages, and I hope by spending around 10 minutes listening to my stories, you can take something away with you ...
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Explore Mandarin with TeaTime Chinese Podcast (茶歇中文播客). Ideal for intermediate learners, our episodes utilize the Comprehensible Input method to delve into a wide array of subjects including Chinese culture, history, literature, and society. Enhance your language skills, prepare for HSK exams, or simply immerse yourself in content that broadens your cultural horizons.
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Welcome !! Your go-to podcast for mastering Mandarin while immersing yourself in the unique language and culture of Taiwan! Whether you're a beginner or looking to sharpen your listening skills, this podcast offers practical lessons, real-life dialogues, and cultural insights straight from Taiwan. Each episode is designed to help you practice listening comprehension, build essential vocabulary, and improve pronunciation, with a focus on the distinct expressions and tones of Taiwanese Mandari ...
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A semi-serious deep dive into Chinese history and culture broadcast from Beijing and hosted by Jeremiah Jenne and David Moser.
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The Dragonfolio China podcast provides unique insights into the real China and discusses its influence on your life based on real experiences all around the globe. As somebody who lived and studied in China and who spends nearly every day on China-related topics, I enjoy telling folks about the true China and help them to discover and exploit the enormous potential of this country. In this show, you can get an understanding of a country the whole world talks about, but which is often misunde ...
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Hi! I'm Linda - An ABC(ish) writer/illustrator currently based in NYC. PODCAST WHAT: This podcast is an extension of the Panda Cub Stories webcomic, where I'm documenting my own journey of (re)learning Chinese language and reconnecting with my family's heritage. Here, I'll be musing on what I've learned about Chinese language, culture, folklore, and/or festivals. PODCAST WHY: While I LOVE making the webcomics, there's a lot of content I can't fit into those few panels... so I thought I'd rel ...
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Do you want to achieve something great in your life? Do you lack the focus required to reach your goals? The Lioness embodies attitude, creativity, imagination, originality, vision, inspiration, resilience and resourcefulness. This podcast provides answers that will help you improve your confidence and performance and find the success you want! Each one of us has a dream, whether it is something enormous like winning an Olympic gold or something ordinary and more easily achieved, like owning ...
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[ Dialogue ] Please Accept The Condolences | Mandarin Intermediate |【对话】我们节哀顺变吧
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15:41看到这里,你一定对学中文很感兴趣。今天给大家推荐一个超棒的方法:每天读中文故事!在 maayot,我们每天会给你发送一个适合你中文水平的中文故事。而且,在maayot, 你还可以和中文老师互动,无论是听、说、读、写,都像有一个私人助教在身边,帮你纠正发音和书写,帮你每天进步一点。快加入maayot.com,听听maayot人物的生活故事吧! 播客朋友还有福利,只要输入podcast,就可以五折加入哦!每天一点点,你会发现自己能听懂、能说出更多真实的中文。 故事原文: 高月:怎么了?脸色这么差?! 安娜:哎,你还记得经常到我们家逛的“不速之客”吗? 高月:喔,邻居家的橘猫吗?记得,它怎么了? 安娜:我刚刚跟邻居聊天。她说她们家的橘猫前些日子去世了。 高月:啊!?天啊,怎么去世的?! 安娜:邻居…
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25.Live every day with intention, to manifest your wish slowly (Mandarin)
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10:52Send us a text Start your day with a 5- to 10-minute story with an emphasis on self-love, self-improvement, self-awareness, and self-care to uplift your energy and mood. Support the show More stories are published in the below medium page https://medium.com/@gtnwanBy G.T.N Wan
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Barbarians Remix: Seeking News, Making China
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37:33In this encore episode of Barbarians at the Gate from March 2024, John Alekna talks about his fascinating new book Seeking News, Making China: Information Technology and the Emergence of Mass Society. In 20th-century China, the gradual importation and development of information technology had an enormous impact on the way news was disseminated and …
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25.Live every day with intention, to manifest your wish slowly (Cantonese)
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25.Live every day with intention, to manifest your wish slowly (English)
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Read-along in Chinese | Famous Mandarin Idiom Story for Kids | 貪心不足,蛇吞象
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5:04In this episode of ABC in the Middle, I’m sharing a powerful Chinese moral story I grew up with, now retold for my son—and for you. This is a Mandarin language version of the story behind the idiom: 貪心不足,蛇吞象 (Greed knows no bounds—like a snake trying to swallow an elephant) 📖 What’s it about? A boy goes on a journey to save his sick mother by retri…
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[ Dialogue ] Volunteering? | Mandarin Intermediate |【对话】做志愿者?
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12:58如果你想要看到自己学习汉语的进步,来 maayot.com 试试吧。我们每天给你一个贴近生活的小对话,就像今天的故事一样。学过就能用,不会再觉得“只会课本里的中文”。你还能有私人助教帮助你练习学到的故事并给你反馈。播客听众输入 podcast,就能五折加入。 故事原文: 雨晴:回来啦?学得怎么样? 同屋:嗯,我自己感觉挺好的。两个星期前我还什么都不会呢。现在就可以用日语说一些简单的对话啦! 雨晴:哇,好羡慕你啊。又多了一门技能。 同屋:技能说不上。爱好是真的。 雨晴:挺好的啊。 同屋:喔!对啦!忘了告诉你,我正在联系一个在日本的蜜蜂农场。如果一切顺利的话,我下个月打算去那个农场里做志愿者! 雨晴:啊?什么什么什么?!做志愿者?怎么做? 同屋:就是我只要提供一天四小时的工作时间帮他们打理农场里…
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24.Be guarded of people who love your energy only but not who you are (English)
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24.Be guarded of people who love your energy only but not who you are (Cantonese)
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24.Be guarded of people who love your energy only but not who you are (Mandarin)
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Greed in Mandarin | 4 Chinese Idioms Every Kid Should Learn | 貪心不足,蛇吞象
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7:02My son, Jayden, is growing up in a world of abundance—and that’s a blessing. But it also means helping him understand the value of gratitude and the dangers of greed. In this video, I share the 4 Chinese idioms my parents taught me to remind me that Greed is Bad! (不要贪). These timeless Mandarin phrases are more than just language—they're parenting t…
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You Can Speak Chinese, but Can You Understand the Reply? (And Other Listener Questions)
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32:54Jared and John are back with a full episode dedicated to answering listener questions covering everything from language learning strategies to cultural quirks. They explore the challenges of using sarcasm in Mandarin, how to prepare for a trip to China if you're not yet fluent, and whether watching Chinese TV shows actually helps improve listening …
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[ Dialogue ] Two More Mountains to Climb | Mandarin Intermediate |【对话】还有两座山要爬呢
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17:19不管你是在准备考试,还是想轻松说中文,今天给大家推荐一个超棒的方法:每天读中文故事! maayot 能帮你每天进步一点。快加入maayot.com,认识更多像安娜和高月这样的中国朋友,听听他们的生活故事吧。我还给我们播客的朋友准备了一份礼物。只要你输入podcast,你就可以以五折的价格加入我们。 故事原文: 安娜:哎,一周半了。感觉每天的时间都好短。每天都在路上走的感觉真好啊。除了每天和蚊子打仗以外。 高月:哈哈,是啊,不过说实话,我开始享受这种“断网”的生活。虽然每天都要徒步个六七小时,但是脑袋却可以很轻松。一路上看山看水,走到下一个营地就可以休息,然后吃一份山里面人家做的饭菜,多美妙! 安娜:是啊 ,我觉得我也会想念这山里面的饭菜。那天我看到我们点菜后,那个农家人就直接去菜园里摘菜做菜…
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Parents-children relationships in Taiwan (親子關係): love or pressure?孝親費(filial allowance)?
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10:16In this episode, I share insights from a small survey I did with my close Taiwanese friends over three months. Honestly, I have mixed feelings talking about Taiwanese family culture because it’s 一言難盡 It’s hard to put into words.… It’s delicate and complicated to balance love and the concept of 孝順 (filial piety). It’s an art. But love is an art, rig…
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Chinese Number Slang Explained | From Death to Love to Fool ☠️❤️🤪
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6:23Chinese numbers are more than just math—they’re full of meanings, superstitions, and slang expressions that reveal how Chinese people think, feel, and communicate. In this episode of ABC in the Middle, I’ll walk you through the most commonly used Chinese number slangs, from unlucky 4 (四) and lucky 8 (八), to love messages like 520 (I love you), 521 …
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AI-Laoshi Will See You Now: How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming Chinese Language Learning
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26:54In our careers as teachers, we have cycled between embracing change while loudly proclaiming that [Insert New Technology Here] will ruin the classroom experience, doom a generation to intellectual oblivion, and possibly lead to the collapse of civilization. What can I say? Teachers can be an excitable lot, prone to excessive consumption of caffeine…
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Who’s the Real Spicy Girl of China?😏 | 🔥辣妹子 vs 湘妹子🌶️
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3:42Did you know that different spices in China also reflect the personalities of local girls with distinct regional tastes and attitudes? In this fun episode, we break down the difference between 辣妹子 (Sichuan girls) and 湘妹子 (Hunan girls)—two iconic types of fiery personalities from China’s spiciest provinces. 辣妹子 = Sichuan hotpot: bold, numbing, and f…
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21.What is the meaning of success? (Cantonese)
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21.What is the meaning of success? (Mandarin)
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21.What is the meaning of success? (English)
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5 Chinese Sayings for Patience 🧘♂️ | What “A Watched Pot Never Boils” Sounds Like in Mandarin 🇨🇳
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5:50Can't wait for fresh-baked cookies to come out of the oven or for your best friend to come over? Don’t worry—Chinese has some wise and fun ways to say, “Patience is a virtue.” 😄 In this episode, we break down five different Mandarin expressions, phrases, and idioms that capture the essence of “A watched pot never boils” and “Good things come to tho…
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How to Learn to Read Chinese: Developing Fluency Now (Replay)
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58:49In this replay of a fan-favorite episode, John and Jared discuss the concept of fluency now as opposed to some distant time in the future and how reading will get you there.Guest interview is with Olle Linge of Hacking Chinese and Chinese language enthusiast extraordinaire. He offers the Chinese learning tips that he wishes someone had told him bac…
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Where are our nerds at? David Moser is on summer holiday, and stepping into David's seat for this episode is literary translator Brendan O'Kane (BlueSky: @bokane.com) It takes about two minutes for Jeremiah and Brendan to go off the rails, over the edge, and back to the Amilal Courtyard in Beijing ca. 2010 (if you know, you know). In this wide-rang…
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