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ChinesePod is the world’s leading online Chinese language learning service. We aim to make the learning experience as convenient, flexible and enjoyable as possible by smartly applying the latest technology and educational techniques. We offer a full array of courses, subscriptions and services to fit any learner’s needs, with a focus on accessibility and practicality.

  1. 10/12/2014

    Taiwan Elections and Organ Donation

    Following are the words we've talked about in this show.   选举 xuǎn jǔ: election 九合一 jiǔ hé yī: 9 in 1 拜票 bài piào: asking for votes 热情 rè qíng: passion 村干部 cūn gàn bù: village cadres 被选举人 bèi xuǎn jǔ rén: candidate of an election 共产党 gòng chǎn dǎng: communist party 国民党 guó mín dǎn: nationalist party 九三学社 jiǔ sān xué shè: Jiushan Association 网友 wǎng yǒu: internet user; e-friend 亲民 qīn mín: to treat the people as one would treat one's family 太子党 tài zǐ dǎng: princelings 死刑 sǐ xín: death penalty 囚犯 qiú fàn: prisoner; convict 捐赠 juān zèng: donation 安乐死 ān lè sǐ: euthanasia

  2. 26/11/2014

    APEC Blue and Shopping Festival

    Following are the words we've talked about in this show. 国际 guó jì: international 段子 duàn zi: joke, parody 雾霾 wù mái: smog 伸手不见五指 shēn shǒu bú jiàn wǔ zhǐ: too dark to see one's own fingers 限行 xiàn xíng: traffice limitation and regulation 情商 qíng shāng: EQ 习大大 xí dà da: nickname for Xi Jin Ping, China's president 本土 běn tǔ: local, domestic 亲民 qīn mín: to love people like one's own family, people first 血拼 xuè pīn: a funny expression of shopping 双十一 shuāng shí yī: 11th of November, Cinese online shopping day 光棍节 guāng gùn jié: single's day 红包 hóng bāo: red envelop, cash packge 天猫 tiān māo: tmall.com 海淘 hǎi táo: shopping overseas 剁手 duò shǒu: to chop off one's hand 电闸 diàn zhá: power switch

  3. 22/10/2014

    Taiwanese National Day, Hong Kong and Ebola

    Today we talk about 双十节 shuāng shí jiē, the day that commenmorates the founding of the Republic of China in 1911. Don't miss the show as our hosts from both sides of the straits get into some fascinating discussion about the history and relations between the Repubic and People's Republic of China.  Following are the keywords used in this podcast: 双十节 shuāng shí jiē: Double-Ten Day 国庆日 guó qìng rì: National Day 国民党 guó mín dǎng: Chinese Nationalist Party 纪年 jì nián: chronology 外省人 wài shěng rén: Mainlanders 原住民 yuán zhù mín: Aborigine 蓝营 lán yíng: Blue Camp 绿营 lǜ yíng: Green Camp 戒严 jiè yán: martial law 崇拜 chóng bài: adore 民国 mín guó: The Republic of China 五四运动 wǔ sì yùn dòng: May Fourth Movement in 1919 中山装 zhōng shān zhuāng: Sun Yat Sen's uniform 诗意 shī yì: poetic 占领中环 zhàn lǐng zhōng huán: Occupy Central 安居乐业 ān jū lè yè: live and work in peace and contentment 稳定 wěn dìng: stable, steady 地球仪 dì qiú yí: terrestrial globe 口罩 kǒu zhào: face mask 埃博拉 āi bó lā: Ebola (virus) 雾霾 wù mái: smog 传染病 chuán rǎn bìng: infectious disease

    31 min

  4. 15/10/2014

    A High Profile Couple's Romance and Chinese Views on Divorce and Dating a Younger Man

    Keywords and phrases used in the show:  娱乐界 yú lè jiè：showbiz 个性 gè xìng：personality 姐弟恋 jiě dì liàn：love affair between an older woman and a yonger man 分手 fēn shǒu：break up 狗仔队 gǒu zǎi duì：paparazzi 女大三，抱金砖 nǚ dà sān ，bào jīn zhuān：mature wife ensure you a joyful life 参与 cān yǔ：to participate 相亲 xiāng qīn: blind date 剩女 shèng nǚ: leftover woman 钻石王老五 zuàn shí wáng lǎo wǔ: golden bachelor 80后 bā líng hòu: generation born in 80's 重组家庭 chóng zǔ jiā tíng: reconstituted family 第二春 dì èr chūn: refreshment 破碎家庭 pò suì jiā tíng: a broken family 单亲家庭 dān qīn jiā tíng: a single-parent family 人民调解员 rén mín tiáo jiě yuán: the people's arbirators 分分合合 fēn fēn hé hé: on-again-off-again relationship

    35 min

  5. 01/10/2014

    Healthcare in China

    Following are the words we've talked about in today's show. 冰桶挑战 bīng tǒng tiāo zhàn: ice bucket challenge 接受 jiē shòu: to accept 批评 pī píng: criticism 渐冻人 jiàn dòng rén: ALS patient 肌肉萎缩症 jī ròu wěi suō zhèng: ALS 医疗 yī liáo: medical care 医疗制度 yī liáo zhì dù: medical system 受害者 shòu hài zhě: victim 医患关系 yī huàn guān xì: relationship between doctors and patients 慢性病 màn xìng bìng: chronic illness 俗称 sú chēng: colloquial name 过世 guò shì: pass away 节哀顺变 jiē āi shùn biàn: to restrain one's grief 可惜 kě xī: pity 遗憾 yí hàn: sorry 医闹 yī nào: hospital violator 医疗事故 yī liáo shì gù: medical negligence 过度用药 guò dù yòng yào: over prescription 医托 yī tuō: hospital scalper 挂号 guà hào: to register 吃药 chī yào: to take medicine 社区医院 shè qū yī yuàn: community hospital 小儿科 xiǎo ér kē: pediatrics 家医科 jiā yī kē: policlinic 医保 yī bǎo: health insurance 养老保险 yǎng lǎo bǎo xiǎn: endowment insurance 赤脚医生 chì jiǎo yī shēng: barefoot doctor 咳嗽 ké sòu: cough 门诊 mén zhěn: outpatient service 委屈 wěi qū: grievance 隔离 gé lí: isolation 信任 xìn rèn: trust 中医 zhōng yī: TCM 养生 yǎng shēng: health preserving 扭 niǔ: to wring 推拿 tuī ná: massage 中成药 zhōng chéng yào: Chinese patent drug 副作用 fù zuò yòng: side effect 病因 bìng yīn: cause of disease 针灸 zhēn jiǔ: acupuncture

    42 min

  6. 25/09/2014

    Alibaba's IPO and China's Obsession with Apple

    This week Jenny and Fiona talk about the recent Alibaba IPO, China's obsession with Apple products and a few web services you need to know in China.  Here's a list of key words used in the show:   科技 kē jì : technology 网络公司 wǎng luò gōng sī : web company 路演 lù yǎn : road show 消费者 xiāo fèi zhě : consumer 企业家 qǐ yè jiā : entrepreneur 创业者 chuàng yè zhě : founder, starter 生意 shēng yì : business 美食 měi shí : delicious food 上瘾 shàng yǐn : addicted 淘金 táo jīn : gold digging 淘米 táo mǐ : to wash rice 广交会 guǎng jiāo huì : The China Import and Export Commodities Fair 生态链 shēng tài liàn : eco-chain 果粉 guǒ fěn : Apple fans 肾 shèn : kidney 屌丝 diǎo sī : common people 可穿戴产品 kě chuān dài chǎn pǐn : wearable products 智能硬件 zhì néng yìng jiàn : intelligent hardware 低头族 dī tóu zú : phubber 脸书 liǎn shū : Facebook 禁 jìn : to block 公众号 gōng zhòng hào : public number 么么嗒 me me dā : kisses (on internet)

    33 min

  7. 18/09/2014

    iCloud Photo Leak and Attitudes towards Sex in China

    Following are the words we've talked about in this episode. 好莱坞 hǎo lái wū: Hollywood 手提电脑 shǒu tí diàn nǎo: laptop 纯洁 chún jié: pure; chastity 下流 xià liú: indecency 富二代 fù èr dài: second generation rich 不检点 bù jiǎn diǎn: not be on one's good behavior 骇客 hài kè: hacker 黑客 hēi kè: hacker 不雅照 bù yǎ zhào: indelicate photo 开放 kāi fàng: open 坦荡 tǎn dàng: light heart 贞洁 zhēn jié: chastity 求种 qiú zhǒng: asking for a link or BT seed 虚伪 xū wěi: false; hypocritical 闷骚 mēn sāo: restrained 渣男 zhā nán: loser 同居 tóng jū: live together 自慰 zì wèi: masturbation 开房 kāi fáng: to rent a room in a hotel (esp. for a secret liaison) 性教育 xìng jiāo yù: sex education 发育 fā yù: growth 打胎 dǎ tā: abortion

    31 min

  8. 11/09/2014

    Chinese Travel Habits

    Key words used in the show: 月饼 yuè bǐng: moon cake 烧烤 shāo kǎo: barbecue 海鲜 hǎi xiān: seafood 跟团 gēn tuán: to follow a group 说走就走 shuō zǒu jiù zǒu: to leave and really mean it; to leave immediately 旅行 lǚ xíng: travel 自助 zì zhù: to help one's self 背包客 bēi bāo kè: backpacker  迁徙 qiān xǐ: to migrate 驴友 lǘ yǒu: a type of friends who often travel with you 爬山 pá shān: to climb moutain 手续 shǒu xù: procedure 台胞证 tái bāo zhèng: Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents 同胞 tóng bāo: compatriot 通行证  tōng xíng zhèng: passport 中华传统 zhōng huá chuán tǒng: Chinese tradition

    27 min
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