B2 Chinese | Why Bear 熊 as Japan's Chinese character for 2025? 2025年度汉字 HSK 5 听力 Chinese Listening Immersion Podcast 🐻

Use one Chinese character to summarize a country’s whole year? 用一个汉字来总结一个国家的一年? 一つの漢字で、ある国の一年を表すとしたら？In which country are two animals the top topics of 2025? 哪一个国家2025年最受关注的是两种动物? 2025年、二つの動物が最も注目された国はどこ？An ancient temple’s important role in a modern society. 一个古老寺庙 (temple) 在现代社会的重要角色 一つの古い寺院が、現代社会で果たす重要な役割*************************************************************************************************************Free transcripts at 無料の文字起こしはこちら: https://sites.google.com/view/a-cup-of-chinese/podcast-transcriptsBuy me a coffee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/acupofchinese⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠*************************************************************************************************************I am gifting away 20 free Patreon membership until Jan 31, 2026 at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese/redeem/BB520Starting the first new episode in 2026, you can access the following extra learning content for each weekly Podcast on my Patreon:--- extra weekly podcast: Chinese speech shadowing--- weekly new vocabulary lists (Chinese characters, pinyin pronunciation, English translation and sample sentences.) of all weekly podcasts--- weekly grammar points and sentence patterns each at HSK1-2, and HSK 3-4 level. All include Chinese characters, pinyin, translation and explanation in English and 3 sample sentences.--- weekly practice worksheets (grammar practice, sentence pattern exercises vocabulary exercises, reading comprehension, writing tasks and more.)--- cultural intelligence coaching: as a professional cross-cultural consultant, I answer every week up to 3 of your questions about Chinese-speaking cultures, English-speaking cultures or any other cultures*********************************************************Does this sound familiar to you ? You love Chinese and are determined to reach a fluent level, but often you may feel bored or demotivated soon after you open your study books.Topics and content of too many Chinese study books are dry, uninteresting or repetitive. That is the main reason why I have started this Podcast channel, aiming to provide fresh, real-life and relatable content.HI! I’m Linru, a cross-cultural trainer and an English/Chinese teacher. I hope to bring more fun and enjoyment to your Chinese study.Join to practice Chinese and learn about cultural differences.Many thanks for your support!Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tekidoni.substack.com