ChinesePod - Intermediate

Today we have part three of our designing the new apartment series. In this show, our very busy couple talks about some design concerns with workers in the new apartment. Learn all about design and negotiating decisions in this helpful lesson!

Welcome to Mumbai, a city of adventure and fun. Today's Chinese lesson will teach you how to talk in Mandarin about one of the hottest cities in Asia. A center of culture and cuisine, Mumbai sparkles like a sapphire.

You've designed the apartment of your dreams. You've picked out furniture in your mind. Now it's time to get cracking on the details. We're not talking about decorative details here - we're talking about essential, practical details like electrical outlets, plumbing and even where to keep the rice cooker. Join us to learn all of this valuable language in today's ChinesePod...

Question: What do your mind, your life and your wallet all have in common? Answer: You can lose them! Listen to today's Chinese podcast to learn about what to do if you lose something (except your mind or life-- we can't really help you much there.) Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1114

Tired of making do with rented apartments designed in ways that don't suit your needs? Well today's ChinesePod lesson will cover the basics for designing your new apartment. Get everything you want (or, as the case may be, everything your spouse wants) in your new place! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1346

We've followed the intrepid Lao Wang through good times and bad. Now, let's watch his final exchange (in Chinese, naturally) with his long-suffering wife. Today's Mandarin podcast has a few surprises-- don't miss it! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1235

Interested in starting out the new year with fortune in your favor? Considering starting a business? Well check out this podcast to learn how to get the cosmos on your side. Today's lesson has a bit of everything: great language and cultural insight! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1359

Do you get anxious at the thought of your boss? Imagine if your boss ran a criminal syndicate! In today's Chinese podcast, the ever-diligent Lao Wang finally meets his employer. To learn how to introduce yourself to the boss in Mandarin Chinese, please listen to this exciting podcast. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1206

Tune in today to hear the thrilling conclusion to the series Love Tangle. We don't want to spoil the ending - all we'll say is that you might not have seen this one coming! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1453

Everyone's favorite lovable lug, Lao Wang, is in another tight spot. He's out of work and on the outs with his wife. But wait! Is an old friend offering to help? Or is something more sinister going on? Tune in to this exciting Mandarin podcast and learn how to talk meaningfully about the underworld in Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1189

Lulu has a little accident today, forcing Mr. Shen to re-evaluate his priorities. Does he work too much? Is he available for his child? Find out how the couple handles this drama in today's episode of Love Tangle. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1431

Poor Lao Wang just can't get a break. No sooner does he get fired than his old lady gets on his case. Listen to today's Chinese lesson to learn about the pain of domestic strife in Mandarin. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1166

Things continue to get more complicated as Yangyang shows up, out of the blue, from her studies abroad. How will Shen react now that he's expecting a child with his wife? Tune in to today's show to find out how the drama unfolds! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1407

If there's anything more fun than going to court, we've never done it. In today's podcast, learn how to take 'em to the cleaners, in Mandarin Chinese! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1141

It's the newest installation of our Love Tangle series. Lulu is pregnant - and thinking about what to get the baby. She starts to ask questions about shenanigans at the office. Will Jiawei be able to play it cool? Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1388

Like Nanjing salty duck, revenge is a dish best served cold. In today's podcast, follow Lao Wang as he plots against his old company, and learn some Mandarin Chinese as well. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1121

Just when you thought that Lulu and Shen Jiawei had put their past indiscretions behind them - Yangyang re-asserts herself as that hot and spicy flame of temptation. For your addictive dose of extra-marital affairs, deception, feigned innocence and saucy love triangles go ahead and listen to today's Mandarin podcast. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1291

After all you've done for them, they kick you to the curb! In today's podcast, learn how to deal with being fired in Chinese. Tough luck, Charlie-- your squid just got fried. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1097

In part 4 of this sordid tale, we feel a bit of the tension as an unfaithful couple reunites under one roof. No admissions of guilt yet, but the household gender roles are as strong as ever. Learn about this social issue through Shen Jiawei and Lulu's tangled web. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1266

In these tough economic times, scheming to keep your job (or get someone else's) is a high art. The level of intrigue in Wang's Office would've impressed the eunuchs in the old Forbidden City. To keep up with the latest comings and goings, you'll need to listen to today's Chinese podcast. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1077

Today's Mandarin Chinese podcast is a steamy one. Tune in to learn more about Mr. Shen and his lovely co-worker, Yangyang. Have things gone too far? Will their illicit relationship destroy them both? All this and more, in this alarming Chinese lesson. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1258

Today's podcast is about office politics: reciprocal back-stabbing, currying of favor, awkward encounters in the bathroom. Will young whipper-snapper Wu Gang or aging warhorse Lao Wang emerge triumphant? Chat with your boss in Mandarin Chinese, and watch your career take off. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1052

Today's Mandarin podcast tells the saucy tale of a beautiful young lady and her gallant suitor. In this lesson, you'll learn the Chinese you need to talk about burning passions and secret liaisons. The road to romantic bliss is curvy, indeed. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1238

Join us today for Manager Wang's Excel-lent Adventure. Has he found his calling in life? A way to finally show up that wretched new man about the office? Learn along in Chinese as Wang rolls up his sleeves and tries his hand at the computer--making an Excel worksheet, specifically--and in the process charts, boxes and calculates his way into another awkward office moment. Episode link: https:/...

Today we've got a Chinese domestic dispute. Listen to this podcast and learn how to talk about infidelity in Chinese. Mr. Shen thinks his wife might be cheating on him. But is she? Only one thing's for sure: They can't go on together with suspicious minds. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1194