Chinese Podcast EP56: Is China Really that Sa...

Many Chinese learners want to start reading “real Chinese books” as soon as possible, but this can often be frustrating — too many new words, long sentences, and not enough confidence.很多中文学习者都想尽快开始读“真正的中文书”，但是对很多学生来说，这件事很容易让人感到挫败：生词太多，句子太长，读不下去，也很难建立信心。In this episode, we talk ab ...  Show more

Are we in control of our lives, or are we just being pushed along?In this episode of Dashu Mandarin, three Chinese teachers in their 40s sit down for a painfully honest conversation about fate, free will, and the choices that shaped them.🔸 One of us got “forced” into chasing a g ...  Show more

In this episode, Jared sits down with Chimsy—marketer, meme connoisseur, and host of the China University Podcast—to dive deep into his unconventional journey from Costa Rica to China. What started as a challenge to prove a dismissive restaurant owner wrong turned into a life-cha ...  Show more

What are you doing here in Shanghai? It's what everyone wants to know. So tell them that you're here in Shanghai working, and learning Chinese in your spare time. (Convincing them that you're not all about partying and living the high life is a topic for another lesson...) Episod ...  Show more

The United States and China are constantly looking for a leg up in their rivalry for geopolitical primacy. But what if the real advantage lies in adopting a bit of the other’s culture? A new book makes the case that while China has become an engineering state obsessed with buildi ...  Show more

WeChat is the most popular instant messaging platform in China. In this episode, John and I are going to tell you tips and tricks on how to use Wechat to learn Chinese. Interview is with Matt McGill, star actor on the popular YouTube China expat comedy channel “Mamahuhu”. Links f ...  Show more