Chinese Language Convo Club - Casual Chinese Speaking Practice

A: 你看了昨天的竞选辩论吗？这次美国的选举是特朗普对·哈里斯。你打算选哪个？ (Nǐ kànle zuótiān de jìngxuǎn biànlùn ma? Zhè cì měiguó de xuǎnjǔ shì tè lǎng pǔ duì·hālǐ sī. Nǐ dǎsuàn xuǎn nǎge?) Did you watch yesterday's debate? This US election is going to be Trump vs. Harris. Which one are you going to vote for? B: 是啊，真有意思。你觉得谁更有可能赢？(Shì a, zhēn yǒuyìsi. Nǐ juédé shéi gèng yǒu kěné...

1. 情感 – emotion, feeling 2. 珍惜 – to treasure, value, or cherish 3. 给予 – to give, render, offer 4. 度过难关- to get through difficult times 5. 关爱 – love and care 6. 感激 – to feel grateful, be thankful, feel endebted 7. 增进 – to enhance 8. 人际关系 – interpersonal relationships 9. 心灵 – heart, soul, spirit 10. 充实 – fulfilling, rich, substantial 11. 时常 – often, frequently 12. 传递 – to...

变坏为力： A: 你听说过他们的新项目吗？ B:听说了，一开始好像遇到了很多问题。 A: 对，但他们最后想办法变害为利，把困难变成了发展的机会。Yes, but they eventually figured out a way to make those issues work in their favor. B: 真了不起！这就是面对挑战时应有的态度。 That's amazing! That's the attitude we should all have when faced with challenges. 化危机为机遇： A：今天怎么样啊？ How are you today? B：别...

有个人在公司接到一个电话，对方只说了一句话:你家里丢东西了。(yǒu gèrén zài gōngsī jiē dào yīgè diànhuà, duìfāng zhǐ shuōle yījù huà: Nǐ jiālǐ diū dōngxīle.) A man received a call at work, the person on the other end saying only one thing: “Something at your home is missing”. 这个人回家以后翻箱倒柜，找了半天，身份证、银行卡、手机、钱包……什么都没少。( Zhège rén huí jiā yǐhòu fānxiāngdǎoguì, zhǎole bà...

​ 竞选辩论– political debate ​ 选举– election ​ 支持者– supporter or supporters ​ 政策– policy, or policies ​ 吸引– to attract, draw, fascinate ​ 当选– to be elected ​ 选民– Voter, or voters ​ 摇摆州– Swing States ​ 积极– positive (in this context) can also mean“proactive” A:你看了昨天的竞选辩论吗？这次美国的选举是特朗普对·哈里斯。你打算选哪个？ (Nǐ kànle zuótiān de jìngxuǎn biànlùn ma? Zhè cì měi...

​ 某人 (mǒu rén) - Someone, a certain person ​ 宿舍 (sù shè) - Dormitory ​ 按 (àn) - To press (a button) ​ 电梯 (diàn tī) - Elevator ​ 幸运地 (xìng yùn de) - Fortunately, luckily ​ 一下子 (yī xià zi) - All of a sudden, immediately ​ 空无一人 (kōng wú yī rén) - Completely empty, not a single person ​ 马上 (mǎ shàng) - Immediately, right away ​ 升 (shēng) - To ascend, to rise ​ 突然 (tū rán) - Sudde...

绊住脚： 1. To Trip Someone 2. To Get In The Way, Hold Someone Back 第一个对话： A:你怎么了，看起来很慌张？(Nǐ zěnme le, kàn qǐlái hěn huāngzhāng?) What's wrong? You look so flustered. B:我刚才在街上走，突然有根绳子绊住脚了！(Wǒ gāngcái zài jiē shàng zǒu, túrán yǒu gēn shéngzi bàn zhù jiǎole!) I was just walking down the street and tripped on a rope!) A: 哎呀，真危险！(Āiyā, zhēn wéixiǎn!) Oh, tha...

丢东西– Something Lost... Vocabulary: ​1. 对方– The other party, or person ​2.翻箱倒柜– to rummage through boxes and cupboards, ​3.怀疑– to doubt, to suspect, ​4. 恶作剧-a prank, practical joke, mischief, ​5.阴森森– spooky, gruesome, ghastly, gloomy Story​: ​有个人在公司接到一个电话，对方只说了一句话:你家里丢东西了. (Yǒugèrén zài gōngsī jiē dào yīgè diànhuà, duìfāng zhǐshuōle yījù huà: Nǐ jiālǐ di...

This is a preview of our latest podcast episode, Something Lost, which will be available October 13th at 7:00pm. To hear a full explanation behind of the vocabulary and Chinese grammar points, stay tuned...

Has it ever been so dark you couldn't see anything at all, not even your own hand in front of your face? In Chinese there's a very similar expression. In the spirit of Halloween, let's get a bit dark for this minisode, and upgrade our Chinese from 太暗了 to 暗得伸手不见五指吧！ 伸手不见五指 （Shēnshǒu bùjiàn wǔzhǐ） Can't see your hand in front of your face Vicky's Translation: 所以你在上海的时候...

The Benefits of Drinking Coffee 大部分人喝咖啡是为了让自己保持精力旺盛。但其实，有些人喝咖啡是为了健身能有更好的效果。 不少健身的人每天会喝多杯咖啡。这是因为咖啡因可以提高人体无氧运动的能力，可以让身体更快速进入运动状态。这种改变对普通人而言可能作用不大，但对于健身狂热者而言，喝咖啡可以让他们的健身效率大大提高。 不过，除了健身的人，医生不建议普通人为了其他的目的尝试一天内喝多杯咖啡。人体消耗咖啡因...

The Benefits of Green Tea Vocabulary: 1. 好处（Benefit) 2. 有益（To Be Good For) 3. 抗氧化物(antioxidants) 4. 预防（Prevent) 5. 老化（aging) 6. 加速（speed up) 7. 新陈代谢(metabolism) 8. 心脏(the heart) 9.降低(to Lower) 10. 胆固醇(Cholesterol) Dialogue: A: 你知道喝绿茶有好处吗？ (Nǐ zhīdào hē lǜchá yǒu hǎochù ma?) A:Do you know that drinking green tea has some (health) benefits? B: 当然知道！绿茶...

高大上 — Say “Fancy” in Chinese Learn how to use 高大上 (gāodàshàng) to describe anything fancy — from restaurants to cars to outfits. Quick, fun, and full of real-life examples you can use today. Vicky: 你听说那个新开的餐厅了吗？Lindi: 听说了，怎么了？Vicky: 听说那家餐厅的装修很高大上！Lindi: 真的吗？高大上是什么意思？Vicky: 就是很豪华、很有档次的意思。Lindi: 哦，明白了。那我一定要去看看！Vicky:...

As a coffee lover and very part-time fitness enthusiast, I found this article on working out and caffeine consumption to be particularly interesting. 希望你们喜欢！ Thanks to Maayot.com for providing the article for today's episode :) https://www.maayot.com/ For one-to-one and group lessons in Chinese, go to: https://apextutoring.org/ 1. 旺盛 – Vigorous, Exuberant 2. 咖啡因 - Caffeine 3. 人体 – Th...

1. The Joy of Learning: 学习的乐趣 学习是一件很有趣的事。很多人一提到用心学习，就觉得这是没有可能的，因为他们认为学习是一件不是很有趣的事情。其实当你找到你喜欢的学科之后，你就会开始认为学习是有趣的了。 在学习上，遇到简单的问题会觉得是一种复习，遇到困难的问题时，会觉得是一种挑战。 Xuéxí shì yī jiàn hěn yǒuqù de shì. Hěnduō rén yī tí dào yòngxīn xuéxí, jiù juédé zhè shì méiyǒu kěnéng de, yīnwèi tāme...

This week we discuss offering to help out. I liked this dialogue from Maayot.com because of the useful phrase at the end which is a great one to know in any language: "If there's anything I can do, please let me know". Join us as we discuss this and other useful Chinese words and expressions. Vicky and I also have a website! For one-on-one Chinese lessons, small group classes and more, come check...

我很好奇他怎么没来。。I wonder why he didn’t come.. 好奇 - Curious 奇怪，他怎么没来？。。Strange, why didn’t he come? 我很好奇答案是什么。。I wonder what the answer is.. 我很好奇发生了什么。。。I wonder what happened 我好奇你用中文怎么说？.. I wonder how you say that in Chinese. 我还以为是谁带来这些饼干，原来是你啊！ I was wondering who brought those cookies, so it was you! 我以为今天要下雨，原来...

Join us this week for a beginner Chinese lesson about The Joy of Learning, something as language learners, I believe we can all relate to. Thanks again to Maayot for being our sponsor for this episode as well as providing the article for today's lesson. For daily, bite-sized stories sent to your inbox, follow the link right here: www.maayot.com Vocabulary: 1. 学习 (xuéxí) To Study, To Learn 2.有趣...

Lindi: 听说你刚刚去了华盛顿。玩儿得怎么样？（Tīng shuō nǐ gānggāng qùle HuáShèngDùn. Wán er dé zěnme yàng?） I heard you just went to Washington D.C. How was your trip? Vicky: 啊，是的，是的，我们这个周末去了一趟华盛顿。。很不错。以前去华盛顿都是去白宫这些旅游景点打卡，可是这一次我们去的是一些居民区，感觉特别不一样啊。（A, shì de, shì de, wǒmen zhège zhōumò qùle yī tàng huáshèngdùn.. Hěn bùcuò. Yǐ...

Fitness Newbie 1. 女性：锻炼。。。锻炼腿部。。。。腹部。。。腿部和腹部。。。。锻炼腿部和腹部。。。。。主要。。主要是锻炼腿部和腹部。。。。。 小白。。。健身小白。。。。 但我是健身小白。。。。。 主要是锻炼腿部和腹部，但我是健身小白。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。 男性： 你想锻炼哪个部位？。。。。。。。。。。 女性： 主要是锻炼腿部和腹部，但我是健身小白。 2. 男性： 我们这里。。。有很多。。。有很多器械...

Weight Loss Misconceptions, and Unhelpful Habits Thanks to Maayot for sponsoring today's episode! Please visit Maayot.com to improve Chinese reading comprehension and more. Website: https://www.maayot.com 减肥 – to lose weight 误区 – a misconception, a persistent mistaken idea 饮食 – food and drink, diet – as in what one normally eats 情绪 – morale, feeling, mood, state of mind 影响 – influence, e...

Lindi: 诶？ 听说昨天我们这儿有一个名人演讲。你去听了吗？(Éi? Tīng shuō zuótiān wǒmen zhè'er yǒu yīgè míngrén yǎnjiǎng. Nǐ qù tīngle ma?) Hey I heard a well-known speaker came here to give a speech yesterday. Did you go? Vicky: 哎。。。我去了。别提了。你什么也没错过。都是一些陈词滥调。没什么意思. (Āi... Wǒ qùle. Biétíle. Nǐ shénme yě méi cuòguò. Dōu shì yīxiē chéncílàndiào. Méishénme yìsi.) Ah...I...

Are you into fitness, or do you aspire to do it more often and fall short? Either way, you're not alone. Join us as we talk about exercise basics, being a novice, and more. A big thank you to today's sponsor, Maayot.com. I often use Maayot as a way of staying up to date on current stories in China, while getting in some daily Mandarin practice. Please follow the link to learn more: https://www.maa...

Setting Up A Smart Phone: 老奶奶: 我刚买了一部新手机，但有一些功能不太懂。你能帮我设置一下吗？(Wǒ gāng mǎile yī bù xīn shǒujī, dàn, yǒu yīxiē gōngnéng bù tài dǒng. Nǐ néng bāng wǒ shèzhì yīxià ma) 小洋: 当然可以！你先开机，然后选择语言和地区，接下来选择手动设置。下一步，加入你的Wi-Fi。之后，你就可以根据它的提示一步一步进行操作。比如说，设置面部识别、密码解锁等等，最后选择想下载的App。这样就设置完...

In this episode, Vicky and I talk more about cell phone technology and Apps. We narrow in on vocabulary about Notification Settings, silencing or turning them off, and Smart Voice Assistants in China (like Xiao Du). A special thanks to Maayot.com for sponsoring today's episode. I use Maayot to improve my Mandarin skills, and have previously created episodes for The Convo Club with some of their sh...