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Fluentide True Crime · Mandarin for Beginners
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In 1935, a young woman named Shi Jianqiao walked into a Buddhist prayer hall in Tianjin, drew a pistol, and fired three shots at the warlord who had killed her father a decade earlier. She turned herself in, dropped pamphlets explaining her motive — filial piety — and became the most famous court case in Republican China. Pardoned by Chiang Kai-shek. A national folk heroine.Now that case is a 25-episode Mandarin podcast you can actually follow from your very first lesson. Every episode is HSK 1 — every word, every grammar pattern held to the absolute-beginner threshold. No textbook dialogues. No "Li Ming goes to the park." A real Chinese historical case, retold so a learner can understand.Listen in order: Episode 1 begins at the temple door. Episode 25 closes forty-three years later.Each episode comes with a free interactive transcript at fluentide.com — tap any Chinese character for instant pinyin and English definition, see vocabulary with example sentences, and read the full Engl
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Ep 17 · Inside the Hall
Episode 17 of the Shi Jianqiao case — a true Chinese historical crime retold in simple HSK 1 Mandarin. Read along with the free interactive transcript at fluentide.com — tap any character for pinyin and definition, see vocabulary with example sentences, and read the full English translation side-by-side. https://fluentide.com/stories/ep17-inside-the-hall
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Ep 16 · This Morning
Episode 16 of the Shi Jianqiao case — a true Chinese historical crime retold in simple HSK 1 Mandarin. Read along with the free interactive transcript at fluentide.com — tap any character for pinyin and definition, see vocabulary with example sentences, and read the full English translation side-by-side. https://fluentide.com/stories/ep16-this-morning
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Ep 15 · The Month of Watching
Episode 15 of the Shi Jianqiao case — a true Chinese historical crime retold in simple HSK 1 Mandarin. Read along with the free interactive transcript at fluentide.com — tap any character for pinyin and definition, see vocabulary with example sentences, and read the full English translation side-by-side. https://fluentide.com/stories/ep15-the-month-of-watching
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Ep 13 · The Room on the Lane
Episode 13 of the Shi Jianqiao case — a true Chinese historical crime retold in simple HSK 1 Mandarin. Read along with the free interactive transcript at fluentide.com — tap any character for pinyin and definition, see vocabulary with example sentences, and read the full English translation side-by-side. https://fluentide.com/stories/ep13-the-room-on-the-lane
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Ep 12 · The Man's Other Name
Episode 12 of the Shi Jianqiao case — a true Chinese historical crime retold in simple HSK 1 Mandarin. Read along with the free interactive transcript at fluentide.com — tap any character for pinyin and definition, see vocabulary with example sentences, and read the full English translation side-by-side. https://fluentide.com/stories/ep12-the-mans-other-name
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Ep 11 · The Second Notebook
Episode 11 of the Shi Jianqiao case — a true Chinese historical crime retold in simple HSK 1 Mandarin. Read along with the free interactive transcript at fluentide.com — tap any character for pinyin and definition, see vocabulary with example sentences, and read the full English translation side-by-side. https://fluentide.com/stories/ep11-the-second-notebook
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Ep 14 · The Prayer Hall
Episode 14 of the Shi Jianqiao case — a true Chinese historical crime retold in simple HSK 1 Mandarin. Read along with the free interactive transcript at fluentide.com — tap any character for pinyin and definition, see vocabulary with example sentences, and read the full English translation side-by-side. https://fluentide.com/stories/ep14-the-prayer-hall
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Ep 10 · Leaving Home
Episode 10 of the Shi Jianqiao case — a true Chinese historical crime retold in simple HSK 1 Mandarin. Read along with the free interactive transcript at fluentide.com — tap any character for pinyin and definition, see vocabulary with example sentences, and read the full English translation side-by-side. https://fluentide.com/stories/ep10-leaving-home
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Ep 09 · Learning to Shoot
Episode 9 of the Shi Jianqiao case — a true Chinese historical crime retold in simple HSK 1 Mandarin. Read along with the free interactive transcript at fluentide.com — tap any character for pinyin and definition, see vocabulary with example sentences, and read the full English translation side-by-side. https://fluentide.com/stories/ep09-learning-to-shoot
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Ep 08 · A New Name
Episode 8 of the Shi Jianqiao case — a true Chinese historical crime retold in simple HSK 1 Mandarin. Read along with the free interactive transcript at fluentide.com — tap any character for pinyin and definition, see vocabulary with example sentences, and read the full English translation side-by-side. https://fluentide.com/stories/ep08-a-new-name
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Ep 07 · The News Came Home
Episode 7 of the Shi Jianqiao case — a true Chinese historical crime retold in simple HSK 1 Mandarin. Read along with the free interactive transcript at fluentide.com — tap any character for pinyin and definition, see vocabulary with example sentences, and read the full English translation side-by-side. https://fluentide.com/stories/ep07-the-news-came-home
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Ep 06 · What Sun Did
Episode 6 of the Shi Jianqiao case — a true Chinese historical crime retold in simple HSK 1 Mandarin. Read along with the free interactive transcript at fluentide.com — tap any character for pinyin and definition, see vocabulary with example sentences, and read the full English translation side-by-side. https://fluentide.com/stories/ep06-what-sun-did
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Ep 05 · The Campaign of 1925
Episode 5 of the Shi Jianqiao case — a true Chinese historical crime retold in simple HSK 1 Mandarin. Read along with the free interactive transcript at fluentide.com — tap any character for pinyin and definition, see vocabulary with example sentences, and read the full English translation side-by-side. https://fluentide.com/stories/ep05-the-campaign-of-1925
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Ep 04 · Soldiers and Telegrams
Episode 4 of the Shi Jianqiao case — a true Chinese historical crime retold in simple HSK 1 Mandarin. Read along with the free interactive transcript at fluentide.com — tap any character for pinyin and definition, see vocabulary with example sentences, and read the full English translation side-by-side. https://fluentide.com/stories/ep04-soldiers-and-telegrams
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Ep 03 · Her Father's Study
Episode 3 of the Shi Jianqiao case — a true Chinese historical crime retold in simple HSK 1 Mandarin. Read along with the free interactive transcript at fluentide.com — tap any character for pinyin and definition, see vocabulary with example sentences, and read the full English translation side-by-side. https://fluentide.com/stories/ep03-her-fathers-study
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Ep 02 · Before She Was Jianqiao
Episode 2 of the Shi Jianqiao case — a true Chinese historical crime retold in simple HSK 1 Mandarin. Read along with the free interactive transcript at fluentide.com — tap any character for pinyin and definition, see vocabulary with example sentences, and read the full English translation side-by-side. https://fluentide.com/stories/ep02-before-she-was-jianqiao
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Ep 01 · The Temple Door
Episode 1 of the Shi Jianqiao case — a true Chinese historical crime retold in simple HSK 1 Mandarin. Read along with the free interactive transcript at fluentide.com — tap any character for pinyin and definition, see vocabulary with example sentences, and read the full English translation side-by-side. https://fluentide.com/stories/ep01-the-temple-door
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In 1935, a young woman named Shi Jianqiao walked into a Buddhist prayer hall in Tianjin, drew a pistol, and fired three shots at the warlord who had killed her father a decade earlier. She turned herself in, dropped pamphlets explaining her motive — filial piety — and became the most famous court case in Republican China. Pardoned by Chiang Kai-shek. A national folk heroine.Now that case is a 25-episode Mandarin podcast you can actually follow from your very first lesson. Every episode is HSK 1 — every word, every grammar pattern held to the absolute-beginner threshold. No textbook dialogues. No "Li Ming goes to the park." A real Chinese historical case, retold so a learner can understand.Listen in order: Episode 1 begins at the temple door. Episode 25 closes forty-three years later.Each episode comes with a free interactive transcript at fluentide.com — tap any Chinese character for instant pinyin and English definition, see vocabulary with example sentences, and read the full Engl
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