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Our hospitality saga continues with an encounter between a young woman and a hotel clerk. Learn how to talk about room reservations and China Union Pay bank cards in today's lesson! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1765 

Imagine that you work at the Hilton in New York City, and you're tasked with welcoming Chinese guests in Mandarin. You better know exactly what to say, and this Chinese lesson covers exactly that. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1755 

Due to an extra-smart poddie's recent uber-technical diagnosis of why Asians turn red whilst drinking, there is no need for further racial alcohol-tolerance profiling here at ChinesePod. As a postscript to that, listen in to this podcast to learn how to rate your own drinking ...

You survived the bike ride home on the handlebars of your friend's bike who was too drunk to walk. You made it to your apartment. You should drink water, and you should certainly shower off the baijiu that's seeping through your pores, but that bed is calling. As the r ...

You've gotten drunk on the baijiu, put in your time at KTV, and now is your chance to finally close the deal. Do you have the Chinese to do it? In this podcast, learn how to secure an exclusive super-duper excellent deal, and all the exciting details that come with the ter ...

Is there a better way to mix with the locals than by shootin' some stick and throwing back some Tsingtao's? Those words that can often never get past the tip of your tongue will flow like wine by the third round of pijiu. You will need some basic billiard lingo in Mand ...