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Somewhere in China, a telephone rings. The mother answers, and, much to her dismay, discovers that it is a young man calling for her daughter. What's a mother to do? And how does a Chinese girl try to outsmart a protective mother? Find out in this Chinese lesson. Episode link: ht ...  Show more

Just in time for the Year of the Snake, this classic Chinese folktale takes us to the famed shores of the West Lake in Hangzhou where magical Taoist snakes turn into beautiful women and fall in love with good hearted shepherds. It's The Legend of the White Snake! Episode link: ht ...  Show more

Watch, bag, DVD... Watch, bag, DVD... Watch, bag, DVD... Watch, bag, DVD... Watch, bag, DVD... Watch, bag, DVD... Watch, bag, DVD... need we say more? No. Need they say more? Please no. But how to get them to stooooop?? Listen to this podcast, and learn how to refuse, in Manda ...

So you figured out which movie you want to see, you bought the right tickets, and you made it past the concessions area (you might have even picked up some sweet popcorn on the way). Now what? ChinesePod is here to help you find your seat - or ask for help - in Chinese! Episod ...

Now, we know ChinesePod users like to sit in hip cafés and listen to hip Chinese podcasts, so before you commit to buying that 30RMB cappuccino, we’ve created a lesson to help you to ask if wireless internet is available. We’ll also help you to learn how to ask in Mandarin Chi ...

No, it's not a lesson on CB radio lingo, good buddy. Rather, it's those pesky Chinese tones again. In this podcast, a Mandarin lesson to dissect the difference in sound between the perfect 10 and oft-maligned 4. Listen in, and you'll be blowing them away with the & ...