So how are you planning to spend your holiday? 假期你计划做什么？ Jiàqī nǐ jìhuà zuò shénme? Staying home. You? 待在家。你呢？ Dāi zàijiā. Nǐ ne? Really?? I plan to go to the beach in Thailand. 真的吗？ 我准备去泰国的海滩 Zhēn de ma? Wǒ zhǔnbèi qù tàiguó de hǎitān Wow, that’s great! I think quarantines there are only about 10 days. 哇，太棒了！我觉得那里的隔离只有大约十天吧。 Wa, tài bàngle! Wǒ juéde nàlǐ de gélí zhǐyǒu dàyuē shí tiān ba. Quarantine?? Oh I forgot. 隔离？ 哦，我忘了 Gélí? ò, wǒ wàngle Lol, so will you be staying home after all? 哈哈，所以最后你也...
Nov 01, 2020•25 min
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! 中秋节快乐！ Zhōng qiū jié kuài lè Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! 谢谢！同乐！ Xièxiè! Tóng lè! Thanks! Same to you! 也祝你中秋快乐！ Yě zhù nǐ zhōngqiū kuàilè! Wish you a happy Mid-Autumn Festival too! 你吃月饼了吗？ Nǐ chī yuèbǐng le ma? Have you had any mooncakes yet? 吃了！ Chī le! I did! 没吃呢！你吃了？ Méi chī ne! Nǐ chīle? Not yet! Have you had it yet? 你喜欢吃什么馅儿的月饼呀？ Nǐ xǐhuān chī shénme xiàn er de yuèbǐng ya? What kind of filling is your favorate? 蛋黄的！ Dànhuáng de! Egg-yolk! 你呢？你喜欢吃什么样的月饼？ Nǐ ne? Nǐ xǐ...
Sep 27, 2020•28 min
很高兴认识你 Hengaoxing renshini 你好吗 Nihaoma 还不错 Haibucuo 你呢？ Ni ne 我很好 Wo hen hao 你来自哪里呀？ Nilaizi naliya 我来自美国 Wo laizi meiguo 你最喜欢做什么事情？ Nizuixihuan zuoshenme shiqing 你有什么爱好？ Niyousheme aihao? 我喜欢看电影 Wo xihuan kan dianying
Sep 20, 2020•26 min
What did you prepare before the school opening day? míng tiān kāi xué ， nǐ zhǔn bèi hǎo le me ？ 明天开学，你准备好了么？ School starts tomorrow. Are you ready? wǒ mǎi le xīn wén jù ， zhuāng le xiāo dú yè ， hái tún le yī dà bāo líng shí ！ 我买了新文具，装了消毒液，还囤了一大包零食！ I bought new stationery, packed some disinfectant, and hoarded a big bag of snacks! wǒ shì wèn nǐ jià qī zuò yè zuò wán le méi yǒu ？ 我是问你假期作业做完了没有？ I mean, have you finished your holiday homework? nà dào shì hái méi yǒu …… 那倒是还没有…… Not yet......
Sep 13, 2020•28 min
What are the catch phrases your teacher always says? Share in the comment board! nǐ hái jì de xué shēng shí dài zuì xǐ huān de lǎo shī me 你还记得学生时代最喜欢的老师么？ Do you still remember your favorite teacher back in your school years? dāng rán wǒ zuì xǐ huān wǒ men chū zhōng yǔ wén lǎo shī 当然。我最喜欢我们初中语文老师。 Sure. I like our junior high school Chinese teacher best. tā zhī shí fēng fù jiǎng kè shēn rù qiǎn chū ràng rén méi bàn fǎ bù xǐ huān 她知识丰富，讲课深入浅出，让人没办法不喜欢。 She is so knowledgeable and lecturing that p...
Sep 06, 2020•28 min
mǎ shàng jiù jiǔ yuè le ， sòng nǐ yī jiàn kāi xué lǐ wù 。 马上就九月了，送你一件开学礼物。 It will be September soon. I'll give you a school opening gift. hǎo dà de hé zi ！ zhè shì shén me ？ 好大的盒子！这是什么？ What a big box! What's this? shì yīgè yītǐshì wénzhàng. jì néng fáng wén ， yòu néng bǎo hù yǐn sī 。 是一个一体式蚊帐。既能防蚊，又能保护隐私。 It's a one-piece mosquito net. It can not only prevent mosquitoes, but can also protect privacy. xiè xiè nǐ sòng wǒ zhè gè sù shè shén qì ！ 谢谢你送我这个宿舍神器！ Thank you for giving me this amazing t...
Aug 30, 2020•32 min
This episode talks about some useful expressions during job interviews. nǐ wèi shén me xiǎng lái wǒ men gōng sī gōng zuò ？ 你为什么想来我们公司工作？ Why do you want to work in our company? yīn wèi wǒ duì guì gōng sī de yè wù hěn gǎn xìng qù 。 因为我对贵公司的业务很感兴趣。 Because I am very interested in your company’s business. nǐ jué de zì jǐ zuì dà de yōu diǎn shì shén me ？ 你觉得自己最大的优点是什么？ What do you think are your greatest strengths? wǒ shì yī gè jiǎo tà shí dì de rén ， gōng zuò hěn rèn zhēn 。 我是一个脚踏实地的人，工作很认真。 I am a...
Aug 23, 2020•29 min
This episode shares the common process of applying for a job in China. nǐ gōng zuò zhǎo de zěn me yàng le ？ 你工作找得怎么样了？ How's your job search going? hái kěyǐ ， yǒu bùshǎo tōngguò le jiǎnlì shāixuǎn, wǒ zhèngzài zhǔnbèi bǐshì 还可以，有不少通过了简历筛选，我正在准备笔试。 OK, many of them have passed the resume screening, and I am preparing for the written exam. jiā yóu ， nǐ yī dìng néng xíng 加油，你一定能行！ Come on, you can do it!
Aug 16, 2020•32 min
This episode discusses the dream job. nǐ lǐ xiǎng de gōng zuò shì shén me yàng de？ 你理想的工作是什么样的？ What's your dream job like? kěn dìng shì qián duō 、 shì shǎo 、 lí jiā jìn de a ！ 肯定是钱多、事少、离家近的啊！ Must be the kind that I can make a lot of money, doing really little work and is close to home! nǐ què dìng shì jiè shàng yǒu zhè yàng de gōng zuò me ？ 你确定世界上有这样的工作么？ Are you sure there is such a job in the world?
Aug 09, 2020•28 min
This episode shares with you some chinese parting words. sì nián guāng yīn ， cōng cōng ér guò 四年光阴，匆匆而过。 Four years passed in a hurry. míng tiān jiù bì yè le ， zhù nǐ qián chéng sì jǐn 、 wàn shì rú yì 。 明天就毕业了，祝你前程似锦、万事如意。 It is graduation day tomorrow. I wish you a bright future and all the best. yě zhù nǐ xīn xiǎng shì chén。 yǒu yuán zài huì ! hòu huì yǒu qī ! 也祝你心想事成。有缘再会! 后会有期! And may all your wishes come true. Good-bye! See you around!...
Aug 02, 2020•30 min
This episode discusses the things that you “must” do before graduating college and moving into the “real” world! wǒ de bì yè qīng dān hái chà sān jiàn shì jiù wán chéng le 。 我的毕业清单还差三件事就完成了。 There are three things left on my graduation bucket list. nǎ sān jiàn shì ？ 哪三件事？ Which three things? hé suǒ yǒu lǎo shī hé yǐng 、 zuì hòu chī yī cì shí táng de jiǎo zi 。 和所有老师合影、最后吃一次食堂的饺子。 Take a photo with all the teachers and eat the dumplings in the canteen for the last time. zhè cái liǎng jiàn shì ， zu...
Jul 26, 2020•35 min
This episode aims to help you read a Chinese manu in a restaurant! A：你想好点什么了吗？ Nǐ xiǎng hǎo diǎn shén me le ma ？ Have you decided the dishes you want to order? B：看点评，这家店的麻婆豆腐和口水鸡做得不错。 Kàn diǎn píng，zhè jiā diàn de má pó dòu fǔ hé kǒu shuǐ jī zuò dé bú cuò。 The comments suggest that Mapo Tofu and steamed chicken with chili sauce are good A：你想吃什么主食呢？ Nǐ xiǎng chī shén me zhǔ shí ne ？ How about the staple food? B：担担面吧。 Dān dān miàn ba 。 I’d like to order dandan noodle. *This is a replay of a previo...
Jul 19, 2020•23 min
In this episode we discuss "Scholar-tyrant学霸 & Study of slag 学渣" A:考试复习得怎么样了? kǎo shì fù xí dé zěn me yàng le ? How is your preparation for the exam? B:别提了,我几乎没有复习。 bié tí le ,wǒ jǐ hū méi yǒu fù xí Not mention it, I almost didn’t review it. A:我不信!上次你也是这么说,但还是考得很好啊。 wǒ bú xìn!shàng cì nǐ yě shì zhè me shuō,dàn hái shì kǎo dé hěn hǎo ā。 I doubt it! Last time you said the same words, but you still scored well. B:不骗你,我真的没有复习。 bú piàn nǐ ,wǒ zhēn de méi yǒu fù xí。 Not joking, I didn’t review it ...
Jul 12, 2020•25 min
wèi shén me yǒu zhè me duō zì piāo zài wǒ de píng mù shàng ？ 为什么有这么多字飘在我的屏幕上？ Why are there so many words floating on my screen? zhè xiē shì dàn mù a ！nǐ kě yǐ kàn dào qí tā wǎng yǒu de shí shí píng lùn 这些是弹幕啊！ 你可以看到其他网友的实时评论， These are bullit comments. You can see real-time comments from other netizens, xià miàn hái yǒu yě shēng zì mù ne 。 下面还有野生字幕呢。 and there are fan-made subtitles as well. hǎo yǒu yì sī ， wǒ yě yào fā ！ 好有意思，我也要发！ That's fun. I'm going to send it, too!...
Jul 05, 2020•31 min
wǒ xiǎng qǐng jiào nǐ yī gè wèn tí 。 我想请教你一个问题。 I'd like to ask you a question. shén me wèn tí ， nǐ shuō a ， wǒ zhī wú bù yán 。 什么问题，你说啊，我知无不言。 What question? Split it. I'll tell you everything I know. wǒ qián liǎng tiān hé yī gè nǚ hái biǎo bái ， tā shuō wǒ men shì lǎo tiě ， shén me yì sī ？ 我前两天和一个女孩表白，她说我们是老铁，什么意思？ I confessed my love to a girl couple of days ago, and she said we were "Lao tie" or "old iron". What did she mean? lǎo tiě jiù shì hǎo gē men de yì sī ， kàn lái nǐ bèi jù jué le 。 老...
Jun 28, 2020•31 min
How to wish people a great Duanwu Festival? How to great people in different situations? Let's discuss the above and more in this episode! duān wǔ jié jiù yào dào le ， zhù nǐ duān wǔ kuài lè 。 端午节就要到了，祝你端午快乐。 The Duanwu Festival is coming. I wish you a happy Duanwu Festival. nǐ yě shì ! bù guò gèng dì dào de shuō fǎ shì duān wǔ ān kāng ó ! 你也是！不过更地道的说法是端午安康哦！ You too! But it is more authentic to say that have a healthy and safe Duanwu Festival! duān wǔ ān kāng? wèi shén me ? 端午安康？为什么？ Healthy Du...
Jun 21, 2020•33 min
This episode introduces you to Chinese puns! yàobùyào yīqǐ qù chī zìzhù kǎoròu ？ A: 要不要一起去吃自助烤肉？ Would you like to join me for a buffet barbecue? bùle ， xièxiè nǐde yāoqǐng ， bùguò wǒ shì sùshí zhǔyì zhě 。 B: 不了，谢谢你的邀请，不过我是素食主义者。 No, thanks for the invitation, but I'm a vegetarian. nà wǒ zhǎo xiǎowáng hé wǒ qù 。 A: 那我找小王和我去。 Then I'll ask Xiao Wang to go with me. nà nǐliǎ kě bié bǎ fàndiàn chī pòchǎn le ！ B: 那你俩可别把饭店吃破产了！ Then don't bankrupt the restaurant!...
Jun 14, 2020•27 min
June 6th 2020 marks the 25th China National Eye Care Day. dà yǎnjīng ， lái bāngwǒ dú yīxià qiángshàng nàjù huà ！ A: 大眼睛，来帮我读一下墙上那句话！ Big eyes, come and read that sentence on the wall for me! tígāo àiyǎn yìshí 、 zhùyì yòngyǎn wèishēng 、 jiāqiáng hùwài huódòng B:提高爱眼意识、注意用眼卫生、加强户外活动。 Improve the awareness of eye protection, pay attention to eye health, and have more outdoor activities. xièxiè 。 wǒ zhēnde yīnggāi bǎohù shìlì le 。 A: 谢谢。我真的应该保护视力了。 Thank you. I really should protect my eyesight....
Jun 07, 2020•29 min
How do Chinese children celebrate their DAY? Have the day off from school? Getting present? Tune in to today’s show and be surprised! liùyī értóngjié kuàilè ！ A: 六一儿童节快乐！ Happy Children's Day! wǒ yǐjīng bùshì értóng le ， hái néng guò értóngjié me ？ B: 我已经不是儿童了，还能过儿童节么？ I am no longer a child, can I still celebrate the International Children's Day? zěnme bùnéng guòjié ？ A: 怎么不能过节？ Why can't we celebrate this holiday? háizi shì zǔguó de huāduǒ ， nǐ shì wǒ xīnzhōng zuìměi de huāduǒ a！ B: 孩子是祖国的花朵，你...
May 31, 2020•33 min
Learn to apologize properly in Chinese in this episode! zuótiān wǒ méichī zǎofàn jiù chūmén，yùdàole yīgè qíguài de rén 。 昨天我没吃早饭就出门，遇到了一个奇怪的人。 I went out without breakfast yesterday and met a strange person. shénme qíguài de rén ？ 什么奇怪的人？ What strange person? nǐ shìbùshì bù àiwǒ le ？ 你是不是不爱我了？ Don't you love me anymore? zěnme bù guānxīn wǒ wèishénme bù chīzǎofàn ？ 怎么不关心我为什么不吃早饭？ How come don't you care why I didn't have breakfast? qīnàide ， duìbùqǐ ， wǒcuòle …… 亲爱的，对不起，我错了… Honey, I'm sorry, I w...
May 24, 2020•28 min
This episode introduces you to some museum related expressions. (Eg: Ticket, buy, open, close…) wǒ mǎile běijīng de bówùguǎn tōngpiào. jīntiān yào qù bówùguǎn pào yītiān 我买了北京的博物馆通票！今天要去博物馆泡一天。 I bought a museum pass in Beijing! I'm going to spend a day in the museum today. wán de yú kuài ! āi ， nǐ zěnme huílái le ？ 玩得愉快，哎，你怎么回来了？ Have a good time. Hey, what are you doing back? zhōuyī bìguǎn bù kāimén 。 周一闭馆不开门。 The library is closed on Mondays....
May 17, 2020•27 min
Wanna know how to say things about losing weight in Chinese? This is your episode! zuì jìn yòu pàng le ， wǒ yào jiǎn féi 。 最近又胖了，我要减肥。 I've put on weight again recently. I want to lose weight. nǐ měi cì shuō zì jǐ yào jiǎn féi dōu shì “ sān fēn zhōng rè qíng ”。 你每次说自己要减肥都是“三分钟热情”。 Every time you say you want to lose weight, it’s just another "3-minute passion". zhè cì bù yī yàng 。 wǒ bù jǐn yǒu mù biāo ， ér qiě yǒu jì huà 。 这次不一样。我不仅有目标，而且有计划。 It is not the same this time. I not only have a goal...
May 10, 2020•31 min
Ever heard of the Youth Day? What are some expressions you’d like to use to describe young people? We are talking young here! A: zuì jìn nǐ de zhuàng tài yuè lái yuè hǎo le ， yǒu shén me mì jué me ？ 最近你的状态越来越好了，有什么秘诀么？ You are getting better and better recently. what's your secret? B: wǒ yǎng chéng le jiàn shēn xí guàn ！ 我养成了健身习惯！ I have formed the habit of exercising! ér qiě nǐ kàn ， zhè shì wǒ jiàn shēn bǐ sài yíng de dài jīn quàn ！ 而且你看，这我健身比赛赢的代金券！ And check out this; this is the voucher I w...
May 03, 2020•36 min
Are you back to work yet? This episode discuss the work and production resumption as well as the International Workers' Day. nǐ men gōng sī quán miàn fù gōng le me A: 你们公司全面复工了么？ Has your company fully resumed work? hái méiyǒu, wǒmen xiànzài shì tánxìng gōngzuò zhì, bù yāoqiú dǎkǎ shàngbān B: 还没有，我们现在是弹性工作制，不要求打卡上班。 Not yet. We are working on flexible hours now, so we don't have to clock in. wǒ xiàn zài fēi cháng rè ài wǒ de gōng zuò, tiān tiān zài jiā tài wú liáo le A: 我现在非常热爱我的工作，天天在家太无聊了。 I l...
Apr 26, 2020•26 min
UN Chinese Language Day is celebrated on April 20, 2020. Celebrate Chinese Language Day by trying to learn Chinese! nǐ zhōng wén hěn bù cuò a ， xué jǐ nián le ？ A： 你中文很不错啊，学几年了？ You are very good at Chinese. How many years have you been studying? nǎ lǐ nǎ lǐ ， shuō de bù hǎo ， wǒ xué xí zhōng wén kuài liǎng nián le B: 哪里哪里，说得不好，我学习中文快两年了。 You are flattering me, it's not good. I've been learning Chinese for almost two years. hā hā, zhè me qiān xū, kàn lái nǐ duì zhōng guó wén huà yě hěn yǒu liǎo ...
Apr 19, 2020•28 min
This episode discusses whether or not should we wear a mask outside during the COVID-19 outbreak. nǐ xiàn zài chū mén mǎi cài dài kǒu zhào me ？ A：你现在出门买菜戴口罩么？ Would you wear a mask when going outdoor for grocery shopping? dāng rán ， fáng huàn yú wèi rán ma 。 B: 当然，防患于未然嘛。 Of course, it's a precaution. chū mén dài kǒu zhào ， bǎo hù zì jǐ ， bǎo hù tā rén 。 A: 出门戴口罩，保护自己，保护他人。 Wear masks when you go out. Protect yourself and others.
Apr 12, 2020•29 min
This episode introduces how Chinese people spend one of the most important traditional festivals, Qingming Festival, in this special period of time; and how people take this day to commemorate the passed heroes in the battle against the COVID-19. shàng zhōu liù shì qīng míng jié ， nǐ qù sǎo mù le me ？ A：上周六是清明节， 你去扫墓了么？ It was Tomb-sweeping Day last Saturday. Did you go tomb sweeping? méi yǒu ， yì qíng qī jiān ， wǒ jiā rén dōu jìn liàng shǎo chū mén B: 没有， 疫情期间， 我家人都尽量少出门。 No, during the epidemi...
Apr 05, 2020•29 min
xià bān yǐ hòu wǒ yào qù máng rén diàn yǐng yuàn zuò yì wù jiǎng jiě yuán A: 下班以后我要去盲人电影院做义务讲解员。 After work, I am going to be a voluntary movie narrator in a cinema for the blind. shì zài qián miàn hú tong lǐ de nà jiā ma B: 是在前面胡同里的那家吗？ Is it the one located in the front alley? duì ，huì yǒu 30 duō gè máng rén yào guò lái ne A: 对，会有30多个盲人要过来呢。 Yeah. More than thirty blind people will come over. wǒ xiǎng péi nǐ yī qǐ qù ，yě xǔ yǒu shén me kě yǐ bāng máng de B: 我想陪你一起去，也许有什么可以帮忙的。 I would like to ...
Mar 29, 2020•29 min
zuó tiān wǎn shang wǒ děng nǐ dào shí diǎn A: 昨天晚上我等你到10点。 Last night, I waited for you until 10 pm. duì bu qǐ, wǒ bù shì gù yì fàng nǐ gē zi de B: 对不起，我不是故意放你鸽子的。 Sorry, I didn't mean to stand you up. jiǎn zhí tài bù kào pǔ le, wǒ yào hé nǐ jué jiāo A: 简直太不靠谱了，我要和你绝交！ You are totally unreliable. Our relations end here! bié xiǎo tí dà zuò le, tīng wǒ jiě shì ma B: 别小题大做了，听我解释嘛。 It is not a big deal; let me explain.
Mar 22, 2020•26 min
míng tiān de jù huì nǐ qù ma A：明天的聚会你去吗？ Will you come to the party tomorrow？ yào xià dà xuě，tài lěng le ，suǒ yǐ wǒ bù qù le B：要下大雪了，太冷，所以我不去了。 It is going to snow heavily and getting freezing, so I won't go. nǐ ruò cān jiā ，yī lái kě yǐ chàng chàng gē còu rè nào ，èr lái kě yǐ rèn shí xīn péng yǒu A：你若参加，一来可以唱唱歌凑热闹，二来可以认识新朋友。 If you come, you can sing some songs and add to the fun for one thing, and get a chance to meet new friends for another. bù guǎn nǐ zěn me quàn ，fǎn zhèng wǒ bù qù B：不管你怎么劝...
Mar 15, 2020•31 min
