Serious Chinese Conversation 中文不轻松
by Jack
If you're sick of listening to overly happy and simple Chinese topics and want some more serious stuff, you've come to the right place. I will discuss almost any topic and try to focus on both the negative and positive aspects. Always make sure to check the grammar notes and vocab list in the description before listening. Topic Suggestions are always welcome at [email protected]
Episodes
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Update on word lists. Now more convenient and effective.
I give a short English description of how you can study the words in the podcast before listening, much more conveniently and effectively than the present word list situation. You'll need to buy the flashcards component in the pleco app first. I recommend buying the pleco professional bundle…
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What's a Chinese Communist Party (CPC) member anyway? 共产党员到底是啥？
All the following words can be conveniently downloaded as a flashcard study set to pleco at this link - https://www.plecoforums.com/threads/serious-chinese-conversation-%E5%85%B1%E4%BA%A7%E5%85%9A%E5%91%98%E5%88%B0%E5%BA%95%E6%98%AF%E5%95%A5.6805/ 共产党员 CPC member gong4 chan3 dang3 yuan2 弟 little...
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4 idioms' origins 四个成语的来源
From the book Tales and Traditions by Yun Xiao, Ying Wang, Hui Xiao, WenJie Lu
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Terrorism 恐怖主义
恐怖分子 terrorist kǒngbùfènzǐ 恐怖主义 terrorism kǒngbùzhǔyì 现象 phenomenon xiànxiàng 世界 world shìjiè 厉害 very bad; amazing lìhai 首先 first shǒuxiān (different to 第一), often followed by 其次或者然后 大型 large-scale dàxíng 小型 small-scale xiǎoxíng 事件 incident shìjiàn 九幺幺 9/11 jiǔyāoyāo (it is never referred to as…
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My nanny for zuo4yue4zi5 我叫的月嫂
here's a quick interview I did with my nanny who cried during the interview. she talks about her background and experience with fifteen my customers. she unfortunately got interrupted by my wife
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Lazy eyes and skydives 斗鸡眼和跳伞
斗鸡眼 dòujīyǎn lazy eye 进入 jìnrù enter 主题 zhǔtí subject 小朋友 xiǎopéngyou child 身边 shēnbiān one's side eg. I want you by my side 理论 lǐlùn theory 基因 jīyīn gene 自来水 zìláishuǐ tap water 重金属 zhòngjīnshǔ heavy metal (not the music) 幸运 xìngyùn lucky 文章 wénzhāng essay/article 体质 tǐzhì constitution i.e. of…
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Serial killers 连环杀手
连环杀手 liánhuánshāshǒu serial killer 小丑 xiǎochǒu clown 叫做 jiàozuò be called; be known as 约翰 yuēhàn 韦恩 wéiēn 盖西 gàixī John Wayne Gacy 泰德 tàidé 邦迪 bāngdí Ted Bundy 这么 (verb) zhème Verb like this eg. don't do this 别这么做 Don't say 别做这个！ 强奸 qiángjiān rape 算 suàn count as 童年 tóngnián childhood 欺负 qīfu to...
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Mum's true ghost story 妈真鬼故事
婆婆 husband's mother pópo 亲自 in person qīnzì 深刻 deep; profound shēnkè 村 village cūn 看望 pay a visit kànwang 单词 word dāncí 重新 repeat chóngxīn 古老 ancient gǔlǎo 走廊 hallway zǒuláng 鬼 ghost guǐ 森林 forest sēnlín 恐怖 scary kǒngbù 度假 go on vacation dùjià 假期 vacation jiàqī 醒 awake; wake up xǐng 呼吸 breath;...
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The Cube Personality Quiz 正方体性格测验
表示 express; indicate; show biǎoshì 想象 imagine xiǎngxiàng 沙漠 desert shāmò 正方体 cube zhèngfāngtǐ 用。。。做的 made of... yòng...zuòde 水晶 crystal shuǐjīng 身高 stature shēngāo 腰 waist yāo 高度 height gāodù 宽 wide; width kuān 手臂 arm shǒubì 透明 transparent tòumíng 梯子 ladder tīzi 靠 lean on; rely on kào 木头 wood…
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OkCupid (2/2) Most skipped questions 交友app最跳过的问题
领养 lǐngyǎng adopt a child 收养 shōuyǎng (a synonym for lingyang) 兄弟姐妹、 xiōngdìjiěmèi sibling 约会 yuēhuì date 血缘 xuèyuán blood relationship 小说 xiǎoshuō novel 谈恋爱 tánliànài to date 事实 shìshí fact 性格 xìnggé character （I meant 个性 gèxìng personality) 告白 gàobái tell the public 表白 biǎobái state clearly 陌生人...
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Luna's in pain 俞鑫霞很痛苦
痛苦 pain tòngkǔ 牙齿 tooth yáchǐ 痛 hurt tòng 鱿鱼 squid yóuyú 硬 hard yìng 咬 bite yǎo 药 medicine (i.e. of a pill etc.) yào 怀孕 pregnant/pregnancy huáiyùn 基因 gene jīyīn 修 fix/mend xiū 蛀牙 tooth decay zhùyá 补 mend bǔ 导致 lead to (something bad) dǎozhì 保护 protect bǎohù 颗 tooth and small round object MW kē 惭愧...
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Stable or happy life? 稳定还是幸福的生活？(Just me talking)
Words and grammar below 词和语法 。。的话 if (used at the end of a sentence. 如果 is optional in this construction) dehuà 外国人 foreigner wàiguórén 悉尼 Sydney xīní 科学 science kēxué 专业 major zhuānyè 生物 biology shēngwù 毕业证 diploma bìyèzhèng 硕士 masters shuòshì 博士 Ph.D. bóshì 脑子 brain nǎozi 理论 theory lǐlùn (i…
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OK Cupid Dating Questions (1/2) 交友app问题
俞鑫霞 My wife's name yúxīnxiá 推荐 reccommend tuījiàn 探探 Chinese Tinder tàntàn 对方 the other party; other side duìfāng 男生 man; boy nánshēng 向 (direction+verb) do something in that direction 向左滑 swipe left xiàngzuǒhuá 向 is a direction word like 往 照片 photo zhàopiàn 刷 brush (noun and verb) shuā 尿尿...
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Douyin and Funerals 抖音和葬礼
Douyin section 抖音 Douyin (a video app) dǒuyīn 关注 follow (a channel or subject) guānzhù 偶尔 occasionally ǒu'ěr 疫情 epidemic situation yìqíng (very commonly said word during this coronavirus time) 文字消息 written information wénzì xiāoxi 抵抗 resist eg. the epidemic dǐkàng 百度 the Chinese google equivalent...
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The coronavirus and pregnancy 冠状病毒还有怀孕
词 全球 the whole world quánqiú 冠状病毒 coronavirus guānzhuàngbìngdú note: 冠 is a 多音字 (more than one tone character) and in this case, is not pronounced guàn, despite what most people will incorrectly say, including the host. 症状 symptom zhèngzhuàng 发热 fever fārè 乏力 fatigue (literal and abstract) fálì...
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My Chinese friend's scariest life experience. 我的中国朋友在生活中最可怕的经历
词 (words): 一辈子 lifetime yí bèi zi 好笑 funny hǎo xiào 害怕 scared hài pà 鬼 ghost/spirit guǐ 到现在为止 so far dào xiàn zài wéi zhǐ 吓人 xià rén 可怕 kè pà scary 毕业 graduate bì yè 面试 interview (verb/noun) miàn shì 敲门 knock the door qiāo mén 乱七八糟的 very messy luàn qī bā zāo de 某某某某 (so and so...person/company...
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Schizophrenia 精神分裂症
进入 jìnrù enter; get into主题 zhǔtí theme; subject; main points精神病 jīngshénbìng mental disorder; psychiatric disease 可怕 kěpà fearful; frightful; terrible小看 xiǎokàn look down upon; underestimate分类 fēnlèi classify大多数 dàduōshù vast majority阶段 jiēduàn stage; phase再好 zàihǎo even better 发疯 fāfēng go mad;...
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Thoughts before visiting and after visiting Japan. 去日本前和后的想法。
语法 (grammar) 1. (A) 离 (B) 多远? How far is A from B? 2. (A) 怎么样? How's A?/What do you think of A? 3. (verb)关于 (A) 的 （noun). eg. Talk about Japanese stuff. 聊关于日本的事情 4. 把 (A) 放在 (B) (上,下 etc) eg. 把苹果放在桌子上. You CAN'T SAY 放苹果在桌子上! 词 (words) start again 重新开始 chong2 xin1 kai1 shi3 note - 重 has 2...
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Should you chase your dreams? 你应该追求你的梦想吗？
Vocab and Grammar notes: 对于(something/someone)来说 - in regards to... 对于他来说 - in regards to him 追 求 zhui1 qiu2 - pursue/chase 梦想 meng4 xiang3 - dream (eg. what you want to do) 鼓励 gu3 li4 - encourage 童年 tong2 nian2 - childhood 太空 tai4 kong1 - outer space 身体素质 shen1 ti3 su4 zhi4 - composition of…
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Luna was scammed 俞鑫霞被骗了
别忘记注意听最后三个问题！ 语法 A跟(B)有关系 A is related to B eg. That's got nothing to do with you 那个跟你没有关系。 难道。。。吗 Rhetorical question eg. So they have my ID? (implying of course they don't.) 难道他们有我的身份证吗 词 周岁 zhou1 sui4 - 1 full year of life (Western age) 虚岁 xu1 sui4 - age calculated from being 1 at birth…
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Skipping School 逃学
Grammar and Vocab notes: 小的关于小俞的以前的逃学的故事 skip school 逃学 tao2 xue2 obedient 乖 guai1 at that time (referring to the past) 当时 dang1 shi2 accommodation 住宿 zhu4 su4 specific; physical (not abstract) 具体 ju4 ti3 female paternal cousin 堂妹 tang2 mei4 detail/s 细节 xi4 jie2 woods/bush 树林 shu4 lin2 iron…
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About this show
If you're sick of listening to overly happy and simple Chinese topics and want some more serious stuff, you've come to the right place. I will discuss almost any topic and try to focus on both the negative and positive aspects. Always make sure to check the grammar notes and vocab list in the description before listening. Topic Suggestions are always welcome at [email protected]
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