Nǐ/ bié/ chōu yān /le, bù jiàn kāng. 你别抽烟了，不健康。 Stop smoking, it's not healthy. Wǒ/ zhè gè/ shì/ diàn zǐ yān ， méi shì de ， wǒ /zhèng zài/ yòng tā/ jiè yān. 我这个是电子烟，没事的，我正在用它戒烟。 Mine is a vaper. It's okay. I'm using it to quit smoking. Shì jiè/ wèi shēng /zǔ zhī/ yán jiū/ biǎo míng, diàn zǐ yān/ wēi hài/ gōng gòng/ jiàn kāng, gèng /méi yǒu/ jiè yān /de/ gōng xiào, nǐ/ hái shì/ shì shì/ wǒ zhè gè/ jiè yān tiē/ ba. 世界卫生组织研究表明，电子烟危害公共健康，更没有戒烟的功效，你还是试试我这个戒烟贴吧。 Research from the World Health Organiza...
May 30, 2021•31 min
zì rán jiè/ de/ shēng wù/ zhēn shì/ qiān chā wàn bié 、 duō zhǒng duō yàng. 自然界的生物真是千差万别、多种多样。 The creatures in nature are really very different and varied. shēng wù/ duō yàng xìng/ duì yú/ shēng tài huán jìng/ wěn dìng / hěn/ zhòng yào. 生物多样性对于生态环境稳定很重要。 Biodiversity is very important for the stability of ecological environment. rén lèi /shè huì/yě shì/yī yàng, yī gè/ gōng sī /xū yào/ yǒu/ bù tóng/ tè cháng/ de /rén/ chéng dān/ bù tóng de /gōng zuò, cái néng /zhèng cháng/ yùn xíng . 人类社会也是一样，一个公...
May 23, 2021•28 min
wǒ /xiǎng /qù/ shàng hǎi /lǚ yóu ， jì huà /zuò/ gāo tiě ， dàn shì /wǒ /bù zhī dào/ zěn me/ mǎi piào 。 我想去上海旅游，计划坐高铁，但是我不知道怎么买票。 I want to travel to Shanghai and I plan to take the high-speed train, but I don't know how to buy a ticket. hěn/ jiǎn dān/ a ， zài /12306/ tiān jiā /cháng yòng rén/ xìn xī ， àn /hù zhào /xìn xī /tián xiě /quán míng 。 tián xiě /wán bì /hòu ， ná zhe /hù zhào /qù /gāo tiě zhàn / rén gōng/ shòu piào chù /yàn zhèng ， yàn zhèng/ chéng gōng /jiù/ kě yǐ /xiàn shàng /mǎi piào /l...
May 16, 2021•31 min
nǐ /mǎi dōng xi /huì /kàn /pái zi /me ？ 你买东西会看牌子么？ Do you consider the brand when you buy things? huì ， suī rán /shuō /“ zhǐ mǎi duì de / bù mǎi guì de ”， dàn/ wǒ /hái shì /duì /dà/ pǐn pái /gèng /fàng xīn. 会，虽然说“只买对的不买贵的”，但我还是对大品牌更放心。 Yes, although it is said that "Only buy the right ones, not the expensive ones.", I still feel more at ease with big brands. dí què /rú cǐ ， nà /nǐ /liǎo jiě /zhōng guó /pǐn pái /me ？ 的确如此，那你了解中国品牌么？ That's true. Do you know anything about Chinese brands? yǐ qián ...
May 09, 2021•30 min
chèn/ xiàn zài /yǒu /shí jiān ， zán men/ yī qǐ /bǎ /bàn gōng shì /dǎ sǎo/ yī xià /ba ！ 趁现在有时间，咱们一起把办公室打扫一下吧！ Let's clean the office together while we have time. wǒ hǎo lèi ， bù xiǎng dòng ， xià cì /zài shuō /ba 。 我好累，不想动，下次再说吧。 I'm too tired to move. Let's do it next time. zuò le/ yī zhěng tiān ， duō /bù/ jiàn kāng 。 zài shuō /gāng /guò wán /wǔ yī láo dòng jié ， yào /duō /láo dòng ！ 坐了一整天，多不健康。再说刚过完五一劳动节，要多劳动！ You’ve been sitting there all day, it’s not healthy. Besides, we’ve just celebrated th...
May 02, 2021•29 min
zhè běn/ shū /tài /hǎo kàn/ le ， wǒ /bì xū /tuī jiàn/ gěi/ nǐ. 这本书太好看了，我必须推荐给你。 This book is so great that I must recommend it to you. hǎo a ， zhè běn shū /shì /jiǎng shén me /de ？ 好啊，这本书是讲什么的？ OK, what's it about? shì/ yī bù /xiǎo shuō ， wén bǐ yōu měi 、 qíng jié /diē dàng qǐ fú ， jié jú /qíng lǐ zhī zhōng/ yì liào zhī wài ！ 是一部小说，文笔优美、情节跌宕起伏，结局情理之中意料之外！ It is a novel. It’s beautifully written. Its plot has a lot of ups and downs. And the ending is reasonable yet unexpected! zhè me /gāo /de /pí...
Apr 25, 2021•33 min
nǐ jué de zhè liǎng kuǎn shǒu jī nǎ ge gèng hǎo ？ 你觉得这两款手机哪个更好？ Which of these two mobile phones do you think is better? zhè kuǎn yán zhí hěn gāo ， pāi zhào yě piào liang ； 这款颜值很高，拍照也漂亮； This one is good-looking and it excels in picture taking; dàn zhè kuǎn chǔ lǐ sù dù gèng kuài ， yìng yòng chéng xù yě gèng duō ；但这款处理速度更快，应用程序也更多； but this one is faster and has more apps; gè yǒu lì bì 、 nán fēn bó zhòng 各有利弊、难分伯仲。 each has its own advantages and disadvantages; hard to pick a better one. wǒ jiù ...
Apr 18, 2021•29 min
nǐ de gōng zuò zǒng jié xiě wán le me ？ 你的工作总结写完了么？ Have you finished your work summary? méi yǒu 。 míng tiān cái shì jié zhǐ rì qī a ， bù zháo jí 。 没有。明天才是截止日期啊，不着急。 No. The deadline is tomorrow, so there's no hurry. nǐ zhēn shì gè tuō yán zhèng huàn zhě 你真是个拖延症患者 You're such a procrastinator. hā ha ， jié zhǐ rì qī shì dì yī shēng chǎn lì a ！ 哈哈，截止日期是第一生产力啊！ Haha, the deadline is primary productive force!
Apr 11, 2021•28 min
zhè shì wǒ xiě de jié yuē yòng shuǐ huó dòng de cè huà ， qǐng guò mù 。 这是我写的“节约用水”活动的策划，请过目。 This is my plan for the "saving water" activity. Please have a look. zhè yě tài shuǐ le ， nǐ gǎi yī gǎi ba ， zhǐ yào gān huò 。 这也太水了，你改一改吧，只要干货。 This is too lame, would you make some changes? Real deals only. hǎo de ， nà wǒ huí qù xiū gǎi yī xià 。 好的，那我回去修改一下。 OK, I'll go back and fix it.
Apr 04, 2021•32 min
yī nián yī dù/ de/ zhí shù jié /gāng gāng /guò qù ,/ nǐ cān jiā/ shén me/ huó dòng /le/ me ？ 一年一度的植树节刚刚过去，你参加什么活动了么？ The annual Arbor Day has just passed. Did you take part in any activities? wǒ qù/ gōng yuan/ zhí shù/ le. jiāo shuǐ / zhòng shù/ chú cǎo/ xiàn zài /hái /yāo suān bèi tòng 我去公园植树了。浇水、种树、除草，现在还腰酸背痛。 I went to the park to plant trees. Watering, planting trees, weeding, and now I'm still souring. Hǎo/ xiàn mù/ nǐ ， wǒ/ méi shí jiān/ qù ， suǒ yǐ /juān kuǎn /rèn lǐng /le /yī kē shù 好羡慕你...
Mar 28, 2021•32 min
míng tiān/ gōng sī /tuán jiàn ， huān yíng/ dà jiā /jī jí yǒng yuè/ bào míng ！ 明天公司团建，欢迎大家积极踊跃报名！ There is a company team building tomorrow, you are welcome to sign up! wǒ jiù /bù qù le ， wǒ yào/ jiā bān 。 我就不去了，我要加班。 I'm not going. I have to work overtime. qù ba/ qù ba , yī qǐ/ pá shān, shāo kǎo, jì/ duàn liàn shēn tǐ, yòu/ cù jìn/ tóng shì /gǎn qíng 去吧去吧，一起爬山、烧烤，既锻炼身体，又促进同事感情。 Come on, let's go! Climbing the mountain and having a barbecue together will not only be good exercise but will also pr...
Mar 21, 2021•32 min
Nǐ/ xiàn zài /yǒu/ shí jiān/ me ？ wǒ/ xiǎng/ qǐng nǐ /bāng máng 你现在有时间么？我想请你帮忙。 Do you have some time now? I'd like to ask for your help. yǒu shí jiān ， nǐ /xū yào/ wǒ/ zuò shén me ？ 有时间，你需要我做什么？ Yes, what you need me for? Wǒ/ mǎi de/ zhè jiàn/ yī fú/ bù hé shì ， xiǎng/ tuì huò 。 nǐ néng /bāng zhù /wǒ/ me 我买的这件衣服不合适，想退货。你能帮助我么？ The dress I bought is not suitable. I'd like to return it. Can you help me? méi wèn tí ， xiàn zài/ wǎng gòu/ tuì huò /yě hěn / fāng biàn 。 没问题，现在网购退货也很方便。 No problem, now...
Mar 14, 2021•28 min
jīn tiān / xià wǔ /kāi /lì huì/ me ？ 今天下午开例会么？ Is there a regular meeting this afternoon? shì de ， ér qiě/ zhè zhōu/ lún dào /wǒ/ fēn xiǎng/ le 。 是的，而且这周轮到我分享了。 Yes, and it's my turn to share this week. Hěn/ qī dài /ne ！ 很期待呢！ I'm looking forward to it! wǒ /yī ding/ huì/ zuò hǎo/ huì yì/ jì lù /de 。 我一定会做好会议记录的。 I will certainly make the minutes of the meeting. wǒ /hái/ zhǔn bèi le/ PPT， xiàn zài/ jiù /kǎo gěi nǐ 。 我还准备了PPT，现在就拷给你。 I also have a PPT, let me send it to you now....
Mar 07, 2021•30 min
yuán xiāo jié/ kuài lè ！ yòu yǒu /tāng yüán /chī /le ！ 元宵节快乐！又有汤圆吃了！ Happy Lantern Festival! There are glutinous rice dumplings to eat again! wǒ/ yě/ xǐ huan/ chī/ tāng yüán ， tāng yüán/ bǐ/ yuán xiāo /gèng/ hǎo chī ！ 我也喜欢吃汤圆，汤圆比元宵更好吃！ I also like to eat glutinous rice balls, which tastes better than Yuanxiao! jié rì/ qián hòu/ yǒu/ hěn duō /qìng zhù/ huó dòng ， nǐ /cān jiā /me ？ 节日前后有很多庆祝活动，你参加么？ There are many celebrations around the festival. Will you take part in any? bù yī dìng ， kàn /qíng ...
Feb 28, 2021•27 min
nín hǎo/ jiǔ yǎng dà míng/ , tè shū/ shí qī/ jiù/ bù wò shǒu le/ hā 您好，久仰大名，特殊时期就不握手了哈。 Hello, I've heard a lot about Daming, so I won't shake hands in a special period. bù le /bù le, xiàn zài /kàng yì/ cháng tài huà/, bù jiē chù/ yǐ jīng/ shì/ xīn de/ shè jiāo/ lǐ yí/ le 不了不了，现在抗疫常态化，不接触已经是新的社交礼仪了。 No, no. Now that epidemic prevention is normalized, non-contact is a new social etiquette. zuò xià lái/ ba /, zhèng hǎo/ kě yǐ/ bǎo chí/ jǜ lí 坐下来吧，正好可以保持距离。 Let's sit down so that we can keep our di...
Feb 21, 2021•30 min
niú nián /yào/ dào le ， zhù nǐ /niú nián dà jí ， niú qì chōng tiān ， niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn ！ 牛年要到了，祝你牛年大吉，牛气冲天，扭转乾坤！ The year of the Ox is coming. I wish you good luck in the year of the Ox! Be bullish! Wish all the bad things turn to good luck. xiè xiè ！ qià hǎo /wǒ shǔ niú ， niú nián /shì /wǒ de /běn mìng nián 。 谢谢！恰好我属牛，牛年是我的本命年。 Thank you! I happen to be an Ox, and the year of the Ox is my zodiac year of birth. wā ， guài bù de/ nǐ/ zhè me/ nǔ lì /yòu/ kào pǔ 。 哇，怪不得你这么努力又靠谱。 Wow, no wonder you ...
Feb 14, 2021•29 min
zhèshì wǒ dìyīcì zài zhōngguó guònián ， xǖyào zhǔnbèi xiē shénme ma ？ 这是我第一次在中国过年，需要准备些什么吗？ This is my first Spring Festival in China. Do I need to prepare anything? guòjié dōu yīyàng ya ， yào dàsǎochú 、 bàn niánhuò 、 mǎi xīnyī 。 过节都一样呀，要大扫除、办年货、买新衣。 It's all the same celebrating the holidays. We should do thorough cleaning, buy New Year's goods, and get some new clothes. wǒ yǐjīng dǎsǎo hǎo fángjiān le ， zhèngzài xiàdān mǎi língshí ， jìhuà míngtiān qǜ guàngjiē ！ 我已经打扫好房间了，正在下单买零食，计划明天去逛街！ I hav...
Feb 07, 2021•27 min
jīnnián guònián nǐ yǒu chūxíng jìhuà me ？ 今年过年你有出行计划么？ Do you have any travel plans for the Spring Festival this year? méi yǒu ， wǒ dǎsuàn zài běijīng guònián 没有，我打算在北京过年。 No, I'm going to spend the Spring Festival in Beijing. jì bù fǎnxiāng ， yě bù chūqǜ lǚyóu 。 既不返乡，也不出去旅游。 Neither returning hometown nor traveling outside wǒ yě shì 。 我也是。 Me too. rúguǒ chūxíng ， shíjiān yòu cháng 、 rén yòu duō， dàole mùdìdì háiyào zuò hésuān jiǎncè ， tài máfán le 。 如果出行，时间又长、人又多，到了目的地还要做核酸检测，太麻烦了。 If I travel,...
Jan 31, 2021•32 min
jiǎ rú / néng/ huí dào /yī nián qián/ de/ jīn tiān ， nǐ xiǎng/ zuò shén me ？ 假如能回到一年前的今天，你想做什么？ If you could go back to the day a year ago, what would you do? néng /huí dào/ 2020 nián /de huà , wǒ /xī wàng /kě yǐ/ tí xǐng/ dà jiā/ jǐn zǎo/ yǜ fang/ xīn guān /yì qíng。 能回到2020年的话，我希望可以提醒大家尽早预防新冠疫情。 If we can go back to 2020, I hope we can remind you to prevent the epidemic of COVID-19 as soon as possible. rú guǒ/ tí qián/ zuò zhǔn bèi ， yī ding/ néng/ jiàng dī / wēi hài 。 如果提前做准备，一定能降低危害。 If we co...
Jan 24, 2021•30 min
shūshū āyí hǎo ！ tīng de dào me ？ huàzhì hǎo me ？ 叔叔阿姨好！听得到么？画质好么？ Hello, aunt and uncle! Can you hear me? Is the picture of good quality? dōu méiwèntí ， xìnhào hěnhǎo ！ 都没问题，信号很好！ Both are fine. The signal is good! jīn nián bù fāng biàn chū mén ， wǒ men jiù shì pín gěi nín èr wèi bài gè nián ！ 今年不方便出门，我们就视频给您二位拜个年！ It is not convenient to go out this year, so we’d like to wish you both a happy New year via this video call! zhù nín èr lǎo shēn tǐ hǎo 、 xīn qíng hǎo 、 xīn nián yī qiè dōu hǎo ！ 祝您...
Jan 17, 2021•33 min
This episode discuses some popular words of 2020, including Versailles (fán’ěrsài, 凡尔赛), Next Wave (hòulàng, 后浪), NetEase Depression Cloud (wǎng yì yún, 网抑云) and Laborers (dǎgōng rén, 打工人).
Jan 10, 2021•26 min
This episode discuses some popular words of 2020, including Counter-Marchers (nìxíng zhě, 逆行者), live-streaming e-commerce (直播带货, zhí bō dài huò) and legendary animals ("神兽" shén shòu).
Jan 03, 2021•33 min
This episode talks about some useful expressions in airports! nǐ hǎo, huān yíng chéng zuò zhōng guó guó jì háng kōng gōng sī de háng bān qǐng chū shì jī piào hé hù zhào 。 你好，欢迎乘坐中国国际航空公司的航班，请出示机票和护照。 Hello, welcome to the flight of Air China. Please show me your ticket and passport. hǎo de ， gěi nǐ 好的，给你。 Okay, here you go. qǐng wèn nǐ yǒu xíng lǐ yào tuō yùn me ？ 请问你有行李要托运么？ Do you have any luggage to check? méi yǒu ， wǒ zhǐ yǒu yī jiàn suí shēn xíng lǐ 。 没有，我只有一件随身行李。 No, I only have one piece...
Dec 27, 2020•32 min
jīntiān tiānqì hǎo lěng a ， wǒmen chī jiǎozi ba ！ 今天天气好冷啊，我们吃饺子吧！ It's so cold today. Let's eat dumplings. wǒ zài nǐ zhīqián jiù xiǎngdàole. jiǎozi zàiyǒu bànfēnzhōng jiù chūguō la 我在你之前就想到了！饺子再有半分钟就出锅啦！ I’m way ahead of you! The dumplings will be ready in half a minute! tài hǎo le ， wǒmen yīrén bànguō ！ 太好了，我们一人半锅！ Great, we each can have a half pot of dumplings! nǐtài bǎoshǒu le ， wǒ juéde wǒ néng chī yīguōbàn ！ 你太保守了，我觉得我能吃一锅半！ You're too conservative. I think I can eat a pot and a half!...
Dec 20, 2020•33 min
Are you an organized person or someone who likes to go with the flow? nián dǐ le ， yòu yào zuò nián dù zǒng jié hé xià yī nián de jì huà le 年底了，又要做年度总结和下一年的计划了。 It’s the end of the month already. I have to make a summary of this month and a plan for next month. nǐ zǒng shì zhè yàng me ？ hǎo yǒu guī huà a 你总是这样么？好有规划啊！ Do you do this every month? So organized! wǒ yǐ qián shì yī gè hěn suí xìng de rén ， dàn shì zǒng diū sān là sì 我以前是一个很随性的人，但是总丢三落四。 I used to be a very casual person, but I always...
Dec 13, 2020•31 min
This episode discusses different ways of responding to “thanks” in Chinese. xiè xiè nǐ bāng wǒ xiū diàn nǎo ！ 谢谢你帮我修电脑！ Thank you for helping me with my computer! bù yòng xiè ， zhè shì wǒ yīng gāi zuò de ！ 不用谢，这是我应该做的！ You're welcome, that's what I'm supposed to do! bù bù bù ， yào bù shì nǐ ， wǒ de wén jiàn dōu huì diū ！ duō kuī nǐ le ！ 不不不，要不是你，我的文件都会丢！多亏你了！ No, if it hadn't been for you, all my files would have been lost! Thank you so much! nǐ tài kè qì le ！ 你太客气了！ You are very welcome!...
Dec 06, 2020•28 min
wǒ zuó tiān yuē le zhāng sān jiàn miàn ， lù shàng yù jiàn le xiǎo wáng 我昨天约了张三见面，路上遇见了小王。 I made an appointment to meet Zhang San yesterday and I met with Xiao Wang on the way. hǎo qiǎo a 。 wǒ dōu méi hé xiǎo wáng jiàn guò miàn 好巧啊。我都没和小王见过面。 What a coincidence. I haven't even met Xiao Wang. wǒ men yě shì dì yī cì jiàn ， zhī qián dōu shì wǎng shàng gōu tōng 我们也是第一次见，之前都是网上沟通。 It's the first time for us too. We used to communicate online before....
Nov 28, 2020•29 min
Learn the must-know Chinese antonyms here! zhè gè duō shǎo qián ？ 这个多少钱？ How much is this? 50 kuài 50块。 50 yuan. tài guì le ！ pián yí diǎn ba ！ 太贵了！便宜点吧！ That's too expensive! Let's make it cheaper. bù néng pián yí le ， zhè zhǒng zhì liàng hǎo 。 不能便宜了，这种质量好。 It can't be cheaper. It's of good quality. nà wǒ bù yào le 。 那我不要了。 Then I don't want it. nǐ yīng gāi duì zì jǐ dà fāng yī diǎn ， bié zhè me xiǎo qì ！ 你应该对自己大方一点，别这么小气！ You should be generous to yourself and don't be so stingy!...
Nov 22, 2020•32 min
Today is the International Day for Tolerance, let’s learn to forgive in Chinese! wǒ gēn wǒ de hé zuò huǒ bàn hé hǎo le 我跟我的合作伙伴和好了 I made up with my business partner. rú guǒ shì wǒ de huà ， kěn dìng méi bàn fǎ yuán liàng bèi pàn guò wǒ de rén 如果是我的话，肯定没办法原谅背叛过我的人。 If it were me, there would be no way to forgive those who betrayed me. nǐ tài kuān róng le 你太宽容了！ You are too forgiving!
Nov 15, 2020•31 min
This episode discusses some interesting Chinese expressions related to music! A:我已经等了两个小时了。 wǒ yǐ jīng děng le liǎng gè xiǎo shí le。 I’ve been waiting you for two hours. B:对不起,闹钟坏了,我睡过头了! duì bú qǐ,nào zhōng huài le,wǒ shuì guò tóu le! Sorry, my alarm clock didn’t work, then I slept over. A:你太不靠谱了! nǐ tài bú kào pǔ le! You are totally unreliable!
Nov 08, 2020•25 min
