Elementary | Missing Luggage

Whether you're shopping for furniture or buying low-quality knick-knacks at the fake market, it always helps to know what your product is made of to help determine a fair price. There's nothing worse than realizing your shiny dragon statue is made of cheap plastic! Learn how to t ...  Show more

Once you get past the initial niceties and compliments that inevitably take place during a conversation, your newfound Chinese friend will most likely ask you where you've learned such exemplary Mandarin. Today's lesson will teach you how to respond to this question while still p ...  Show more

Though they haven't found the 'hatch' yet, the secrets of Jizhou are starting to reveal themselves to our mystified loved-one seekers. In this podcast, follow along in Mandarin Chinese with this saga of missing people, bizarre events and crazy hostel-owners. And if you can hea ...

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 ...

There is no greater social environment than a crowded Chinese train. You may think you're the shy sort, but after the first 24 hours with 36 to go, you'll be grateful for the five watermelon seed-cracking drinking buddy card players lounging with you on your bed. In th ...