ChinesePod - Intermediate

In this lesson we're at the aquarium enjoying the seal performance. Two of the audience members are trying to get selected to go on stage to get a chance to interact with the leopard seal. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4047

In this lesson, we are going to show you how to describe performing actions with 得. It's a useful word to give compliments as well as complaints. Let's check it out! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4302

“有心栽花花不开，无心插柳柳成荫。”费尽心思种下的花朵迟迟不开，随手插下的柳枝却长成一片树荫，很多事情是没有办法勉强的，人和人之间、人和事物之间的缘分非常奇妙。今天对话的男主角最近发现了他的宝藏——老电影，我们一起来看看这段跨越时代的缘分吧！ Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4423

After being helped by a friend to book some plane tickets, they invite them out for dinner as a treat. Learn some great phrases when you want to say thank you for someone doing you a favour, as well as what to say when someone thanks you. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4045

People learn Chinese for a number of different reasons. Some for work, some for play, some to finally convey to the nice lady downstairs that the smell of fish cooking at 8:00am isn’t the greatest thing to wake up to. The one thing we all do agree on is that the word “boss” and “is unsatisfied” are biggies, so needless to say, an elementary lesson on just that is the “podcast du jour”. Episode lin...

当你向别人提出一个问题，对方可能回答：“不好意思，这个问题……我不太了解。”或者是：“不好意思，您的问题我不太理解。” “了解”和“理解”，一字之差，意思却不同。第一种回答的意思是，对方不熟悉、不知道问题的答案。第二种的意思是，对方没有听懂你的问题，你可以重复一次、或者解释你的问题。 通过这节语法课程，我们一起来学习“了解”和“理解”的用法！ Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4422

This lesson is all about coincidence and mistaken identity. While out on the street, a father bumps into his drunk daughter who then asks him his name and address, and gets more and more surprised when he says that he lives in the same place as her. It's not until the end of the dialogue that she finds out it's really her father.  Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4044

"Don't call me on my cell phone; send me an email." These are the types of relationships we have in this modern world. Learn how to cope with it, in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0098

说中文的地方很多，但每个地方的中文都不太一样。在“哪里不一样：发音差异”这一系列里，我们一起来看看普通话和台湾的中文有哪些发音不一样。第一集我们要讨论的是普通话我们说一声的词，台湾人怎么说？你是不是也知道这些差异呢？让我们ㄧ起来看看哪里不一样吧！ Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4361

Winning Money On The Lottery Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4037

So, you’ve hit the pavement looking for your flat. The real estate agent is suitably impressed with your Chinese, but what happens when he starts talking about all those rooms? Come along on this lesson and have a Mandarin Chinese tour of your potential apartment. Remember, you’ve only just begun. By the time you look at your 52nd apartment, you’ll have all these new words down pat. Episode link:...

这是我们抱怨王小麦的第三集了，他在公司受了这么多气，这次终于受不了了！你们觉得他会怎么做呢？让我们一起来看看吧！ Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4354

In this lesson, a co-worker is angry because they got stood up at a restaurant and waited for almost an hour. The male colleague is a bit confused since they had arranged to meet on a different day, as clearly written in his calendar. Listen in to find out how and why they had this mix-up. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4034

A long time ago, in a lesson far, far away, we taught you how to explain where you are from in a simple way (the Dallas Cowboys hat pretty much took care of that anyway). But you have since completed that training (thanks to Master Ken and Princess Jenny) and are now ready for a deeper lesson on that subject. In this lesson, you will learn how to talk about which country you are from, and which pl...

你听过诚实，老实，坦白这三个词吗？它们都有"honest"的意思，但是他们的意思有点差别。你知道他们差在哪儿吗？快来听听今天的课程吧！ Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4348

In this lesson, we learn about making plans for the summer holidays in order to avoid the heat, but also changing your plans at the last moment. Find out why they plan to go to the southern hemisphere, and what the reason is for changing their minds. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4030

In this episode of the Coffee Break Series, we are going to show you four ways of interrupting someone "politely" in a business setting. Do you want to know what else you can say other than 不好意思? Join us for this quick lesson now! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4301

语法课程看起来好有趣，我不由得想要学习...... 不想学也得学，这可由不得你！ 一起来学习“不由得”、“由不得”等几个相似词语的用法吧！ Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4321

Is renting better than buying, or buying better than renting? Listen as two friends discuss a potential new flat, and discuss the possibility of getting a realtor/estate agent in to help them. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4019

This lesson is gonna be very useful for people who mess up a lot at work because we’re going to teach you 5 ways to apologize in Chinese. You know sometimes no matter how sincere and apologetic you are, a simple 对不起 just doesn’t cut it. Well after watching this lesson, you’re going to be ready for those awkward situations. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4297

新冠肺炎大大影响了我们的生活，不管是出国旅游，去外面吃饭，还是去商场购物，都跟以前不一样了。在这集课程里，我们会介绍一些跟病毒，防疫措施有关的生词，我们快来听听吧！ P.S. For the dialogue in this lesson, we uploaded the version without sound effects or background music, please let us know if it's less distracting. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4317

Getting a gift for a partner can be difficult, especially when it's a new relationship. In today's lesson, find out how to discuss buying a present for someone special. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/3099

In this episode, we are going to show you different ways to respond to compliments in a workplace. What else can you say in response to a praise except for the usual 哪里哪里? Check out the video and enjoy your coffee break with us! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4288

你曾在中国工作过吗？你是否也觉得中国的工作文化和自己国家的工作文化有很大的差异呢？我们一起来看看中国人一般都如何处理合约问题，以及他们又为什么这么重视聚餐文化和酒桌文化吧！ Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4279

In this dialogue, a friend is describing how lucky they were to get to an interview on time despite a large traffic jam. Arriving on time was all thanks to the other friend who provided an extra-early wake-up call, thus ensuring they weren't late. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/3092