一口中文

A Cup of Chinese 中文小馆

Education ZH ↓ 83 episodes

练中文谈文化 Intermediate Chinese Podcast with Cultural IntelligenceLevel A2 to B2 Natural Real-life Chinese New Podcasts Every Monday & WednesdayFREE full transcript, Speech Shadowing & more (see below) at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChineseSpotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/7oUBUnegg9mCg7p5sUQ8oq?si=f1e12d572f384587 HI! I'm Linru, a cross-cultural trainer and an English/Chinese teacher. I hope to bring more FUN and MOTIVATION to your Chinese study. JOIN to practice Chinese and learn about cultural differences. Buy me a coffee at: https://buymeacoffee.com/acupofchineseThank you!...

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A2 Chinese | The Art of Presents: Must-dos & Taboos HSK3 HSK2 HSK1 听力 Chinese Listening Immersion Podcast 15.04.2026 9:09

Present giving in China When to give What to give What not to do *********************************************************** FREE full transcript & speech shadowing at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese *********************************************************** HI! I’m Linru, a cross-cultural trainer and an English/Chinese teacher. I hope to bring more FUN and MOTIVATION to your Chinese study...

B2 Chinese | The Art of Presents: Must-dos & Taboos HSK3 HSK5 HSK4 听力 Chinese Listening Immersion Podcast 11.04.2026 12:51

Present giving in China When to give What to give What not to do **************************************************************************** FREE full transcript & speech shadowing at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese ***************************************************************************** HI! I’m Linru, a cross-cultural trainer and an English/Chinese teacher. I hope to bring more FUN a...

A2 Chinese | A viral western health hack powered by Chinese logic: Drink hot water ♨️ 喝热水 HSK2 HSK3 HSK4 Chinese Listening Immersion Podcast 08.04.2026 9:08

Health benefits & the WHY behind this important part of Chinese lifestyle ********************************************************* FREE full transcript & speech shadowing at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese ***********************************************************HI! I’m Linru, a cross-cultural trainer and an English/Chinese teacher. I hope to bring more FUN and MOTIVATION to your Chinese...

B2 Chinese | This viral western health hack is actually a Chinese Must-do for thousands of years ♨️ 喝热水 HSK3 HSK5 HSK4 听力 04.04.2026 8:39

Health benefits & the WHY behind this important part of Chinese lifestyle****************************************************************************FREE full transcript & speech shadowing at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese*****************************************************************************HI! I’m Linru, a cross-cultural trainer and an English/Chinese teacher. I hope to bring more...

A2 Chinese | Spring the Chinese Way: Food, Sports, Emotion Management & More 跟着春天的脚步 HSK2 HSK3 HSK4 Chinese Listening Immersion Podcast 01.04.2026 7:26

The Chinese Way for Spring: Lifestyle, food, emotion management & more****************************************************************************FREE full transcript & speech shadowing at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese*****************************************************************************HI! I’m Linru, a cross-cultural trainer and an English/Chinese teacher. I hope to bring more FUN...

B1 B2 Chinese | Spring the Chinese Way: Food, Sports, Emotion Management & More 跟着春天的脚步 HSK5 HSK4 HSK3 HSK6 Chinese Listening Immersion Podcast 28.03.2026 9:22

A2 Chinese | Jackie Chan is 'becoming a dragon'? 正确打开中国人名 HSK3 HSK4 HSK2 听力 Listening Immersion Podcast 25.03.2026 8:05

Unpack Chinese names How to create a name for a Chinese What are the most common Chinese last names What are the differences from the West **************************************************************************** FREE full transcript & speech shadowing at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese ******************************************************************************** HI! I’m Linru, a cros...

B2 Chinese | Jackie Chan is 'becoming a dragon'? 正确打开中国人名 HSK5 HSK4 听力 Listening Immersion Podcast 21.03.2026 10:35

Unpack Chinese namesHow to create a name for a ChineseWhat are the most common Chinese last namesWhat are the differences from the West****************************************************************************FREE full transcript & speech shadowing at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese********************************************************************************HI! I’m Linru, a cross-cultu...

A1 A2 Chinese | Chopsticks: reasons, taboos & brain benefits! HSK1 HSK2 HSK3 Listening Immersion Podcast 18.03.2026 7:11

Where does the name come from? Why chopsticks instead of knives and forks? What chopstick behaviors are rude?*************************************************FREE full transcript & more at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChineseBuy me a coffee at: https://buymeacoffee.com/acupofchinese ********************************************************* HI! I’m Linru, a cross-cultural trainer and an English/C...

B1 B2 Chinese | Chopsticks: reasons, taboos & brain benefits! HSK3 HSK4 HSK5 Listening Immersion 13.03.2026 8:34

Where does the name come from? Why chopsticks instead of knives and forks? What chopstick behaviors are rude?************************************************* FREE full transcript & more at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese Buy me a coffee at: https://buymeacoffee.com/acupofchinese ********************************************************* HI! I’m Linru, a cross-cultural trainer and an English...

A2 Chinese | The magical bird of Yin-Yang balance 不一样的凤凰 | HSK2 HSK3 HSK4 听力 Chinese Immersion Listening 11.03.2026 5:05

Differences between 凤凰 and phoenix凤凰不是一只，而是两只神鸟?凤凰在什么地方, 什么时间出现?*************************************************FREE full transcript & more at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese********************************************************* HI! I’m Linru, a cross-cultural trainer and an English/Chinese teacher. I hope to bring more FUN and MOTIVATION to your Chinese stud...

A2 Chinese | Chinese Birthdays: Peaches, Noodles & Red Eggs | HSK2 HSK3 听力 Chinese Immersion Podcast 08.03.2026 9:19

*************************************************Everyone has two birthdays and two ages? What are the birthday taboos? Which birthdays are big deals and which ones should be low-key?*************************************************FREE full transcript & more at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChineseBuy me a coffee at: https://buymeacoffee.com/acupofchinese ****************************************...

B2 Chinese | The magical bird of Yin-Yang Balance | 不一样的凤凰 | HSK5 HSK6 听力 Chinese Immersion Listening Podcast 06.03.2026 8:14

Differences between 凤凰 and phoenix凤凰不是一只，而是两只神鸟?凤凰在什么地方, 什么时间出现?*************************************************FREE full transcript & more at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChineseBuy me a coffee at: https://buymeacoffee.com/acupofchinese ********************************************************* HI! I’m Linru, a cross-cultural trainer and an English/Chinese teacher. I...

B2 Chinese | Chinese Birthdays: Noodles, Peaches & Red Eggs | HSK4 HSK5 听力 Chinese Listening Immersion Podcast 28.02.2026 12:05

Everyone Chinese has two birthdays and two ages? What are the birthday taboos? Which birthdays are big deals and which ones should be low-key? ************************************************* FREE full transcript & more at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese Buy me a coffee at: https://buymeacoffee.com/acupofchinese ********************************************************* HI! I’m Linru, a cro...

A2 Chinese | HANDS in Chinese Words | Real-life Chinese Vocabulary NOT in Textbooks | HSK3 HSK3 听力 Chinese Immersion Podcast 25.02.2026 9:23

手紧，手生，手滑，手痒，手软，顺手 & more real-life Chinese phrases not in the textbooks Upgrade your Chinese with another Detective Lu story ************************************************** FREE full transcript at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese Buy me a coffee at: https://buymeacoffee.com/acupofchinese ********************************************************* HI! I’m Linru, a cross-cul...

B2 Chinese | HANDS in Chinese Words | Real-life Chinese Vocabulary NOT in Textbooks | HSK4 HSK5 听力 Chinese Immersion Podcast 22.02.2026 11:18

A2 Chinese | This German reset Chinese New Year 这位德国人让春节准时 HSK2 HSK3 听力 Chinese Listening Immersion Podcast 18.02.2026 6:46

汤若望先生的故事 Johann Adam Schall von Bell, a German from Köln who fixed the Chinese calendar in the Ming and Qing Dynasty. ********************************************************* FREE full transcript & speech shadowing at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese ********************************************************* HI! I’m Linru, a cross-cultural trainer and an English/Chinese teacher. I ho...

B2 Chinese | This German Reset Chinese New Year 这位德国人让春节准时 HSK5 HSK4 听力 15.02.2026 8:38

汤若望先生的故事Johann Adam Schall von Bell, a German from Köln who fixed the Chinese calendar in the Ming and Qing Dynasty. ****************************************************************************FREE full transcript & speech shadowing at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese****************************************************************************HI! I’m Linru, a cross-cultural trainer an...

B1+ Short Listening | 14 Valentine's Days in Korea 💖 韩国有14个情人节 | Chinese HSK4 HSK5 短听力 13.02.2026 0:58

FREE full transcript & speech shadowing at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChineseA Cup of Chinese 一口中文 @ https://www.youtube.com/@CupsofChineseIntermediate Chinese Immersion Podcast with Cultural Intelligence练中文谈文化 New Podcast Every MONDAYNatural REAL-LIFE Chinese IMMERSION chat about life & CULTURES. Chinese B1 to B2+, Chinese 201 to 302, HSK3 to 5. HI! I'm Linru, a cross-cultural trai...

A2+ Chinese | How Snakes & World Cultures Shaped Chinese Pronouns 它他她 TA 'X也' | HSK3 HSK4 听力 Chinese Listening Immersion Podcast 11.02.2026 6:49

How Buddhism, the Bible, Western Literature and Social Media Influenced Chinese TA Pronouns 它 -他 - 她 --TA - X也 (?) Travel through time with Chinese third person pronouns, 它 --- 他 --- 她 --- TA --- X也? A spiral of gender-neutral to gender-specific, back to gender-neutral. ********************************************************* FREE full transcript & speech shadowing at: https://www.patreon...

B2 Chinese | From a Snake to Gender Equality, the History of Chinese Pronouns 它他她 TA & 'X也' | HSK5 听力 | Chinese Listening Immersion Podcast 09.02.2026 11:35

How Buddhism, the Bible, Western Literature and Social Media Influenced Chinese TA Pronouns 它 -他 - 她 --TA - X也 (?) Travel through time with Chinese third person pronouns, 它 - 他 - 她 - TA - X也? A spiral of gender-neutral to gender-specific, back to gender-neutral. ****************************************************************************FREE full transcript & speech shadowing at: https://w...

A2 Chinese | Real-life Chinese Words NOT in Textbooks 你的中文 '老'了吗 | HSK 3 听力 Chinese Listening Immersion 04.02.2026 8:36

Upgrade your Chinese with a time-travel story. Sound NATURAL & BOND better when using THESE WORDS. 辣眼睛，卷，996，YYDS & more in the podcast. Real-life everyday Chinese NOT found in textbooks.****************************************************************************FREE full transcript & speech shadowing at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChineseBuy me a coffee at: https://buymeacoffee.com/acup...

B2 Chinese | Real-life Chinese vs. Textbook Chinese 你的中文 ''老'' 了吗? | HSK 5 听力 Chinese Listening Immersion Podcast 02.02.2026 10:47

Upgrade your Chinese with a time-travel story. 辣眼睛，装，卷，996，YYDS & more in the podcast. Real-life everyday Chinese NOT found in textbooks. Sound natural & Bond Better with THESE WORDS. ****************************************************************************FREE full transcript & speech shadowing at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese Buy me a coffee at: https://buymeacoffee.com/acup...

A2 Chinese | Why No Cat Years in Chinese Zodiac? 为什么没有猫年|中国生肖故事和真相 | HSK 3 听力 Chinese Listening Immersion Podcast 28.01.2026 8:13

Stories of Chinese Animal Zodiac Signs 中国的12种动物生肖 FREE full transcript & speech shadowing at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese Buy me a coffee at: https://buymeacoffee.com/acupofchinese Spotify: ******************************************************** HI! I’m Linru, a cross-cultural trainer and an English/Chinese teacher. I hope to bring more FUN and MOTIVATION to your Chinese study....

B2 Chinese | Why No Cat Years in Chinese Zodiac? 为什么没有猫年|中国生肖故事和真相 | HSK5 听力 Chinese Listening Immersion Podcast 26.01.2026 12:04

Stories of Chinese Animal Zodiac Signs中国的12种动物生肖 ********************************************************** FREE full transcript & Speech Shadowing at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese Buy me a coffee at: https://buymeacoffee.com/acupofchinese ******************************************************** HI! I’m Linru, a cross-cultural trainer and an English/Chinese teacher. I hope to brin...