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Slow Down & Recharge: Mindfulness in Chinese | 放空 · 充电 · 活在当下

What Is Emotional Value?! 情绪价值 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

🎙️ 回头见! A Quick Podcast Update

健身小白 (Fitness Newbie) Real Chinese for the Gym 💪

Speak More Naturally: Replacing 很好 in Everyday Chinese

5 Ways to Forgive in Chinese: From "It's Fine" to "I Need Time"

Beyond 没关系: Responding to Apologies Naturally in Chinese

Earth Day Chinese 🌍..Talk About the Environment Naturally (Not Like a Textbook!)

How to Say “No” in Chinese (Without Actually Saying No 😏)

“上头” Doesn’t Mean What You Think… (4 Real-Life Uses Explained!)

“It’s Way Too Early!”: The Chinese Idiom 八字还没一撇 (Intermediate)

Gen Z Chinese Workplace Slang: 5 Buzzwords Everyone Uses (Upper Intermediate)

Chinese New Year Explained: Real Traditions, Real Mandarin (除夕 & 大年初一)

3 Chinese Love Words You Must Know: 暧昧, 约会 & 表白

Cheers in Chinese: How to Toast, Sip, or Politely Say No

资深吃货! Learn Festive Chinese Food Slang for the Holidays

What NOT to Give: Chinese Gift Taboos (Upper Intermediate)

小确幸: A Way To Find Joy in Stressful Times (Intermediate)

Starbucks Bearista Frenzy: 饥饿营销? + Giveaway!

😏 How to “Fake It Till You Make It” in Chinese — 蒙混过关 Méng Hùn Guò Guān (Upper Intermediate)

空无一人的巷子(The Deserted Alley): Learn Chinese with a Ghost Story + Mini Quiz

How to Use 离不开 (lí bù kāi): The Chinese Phrase for ‘Can’t Live Without’

露馅儿 Explained: When Your Secret Slips Out in Chinese

Chinese "Back-to-School" Slang: The Phrase "神兽归笼" (Upper Intermediate)

Pumpkin Spice Latte: The Fall Favorite Explained in Chinese | Mandarin Learning Podcast (Pre Intermediate)

Don’t Shoot Yourself in the Foot… in Chinese😅

不得已 - How to Say "I Had No Choice" in Mandarin (Intermediate)

Video: New York Impressions (全中文）

见怪不怪 - What It Really Means in Daily Life（Upper Intermediate Chinese Idiom)

偏偏: Unexpected Situations in Mandarin - Usage and Examples

Language Learning Secrets (Upper Intermediate)

They’re Beefing! Mandarin Slang for Fights & Feuds (Beginner)

Listening/Speech Training: Chef Wang & Online Cooking Video

Online Cooking Video (Upper Intermediate)

From Screen to Stove - Mandarin Inspired By a Cooking Video (Advanced)

吃一堑长一智: How to Say "Learn From Your Mistakes" in Chinese(Intermediate)

Short Video: 巴塞罗那圣家族大教堂

Listening/Speech Training: Restaurant Review & What a Rip-Off!

What a Rip-Off! Real Chinese Restaurant Review — Complaints, Disappointment & Drama (Pre Intermediate)

Short Video: 在金春禧点菜 (全中文）

Minisode:幸灾乐祸 (Intermediate)

Restaurant Review Breakdown: Real Mandarin from a Chinese Foodie (Upper Intermediate)

How To Talk About 小资情调 — Lifestyle, Taste & ‘Bourgeois Chic' in Mandarin (Upper Intermediate)

Listening/Speech Training:Frozen Video Call & Tips for Online Meetings

Rebroadcast: Tips for Better Zoom Meetings in Mandarin (Upper Intermediate)

Minisode: Caught Off Guard (Intermediate)

Frozen Video Call (Pre Intermediate)

A Winter Walk on the Beach

新年快乐！

Happy Holidays from Qing Dao

Minisode: Expressing Disbelief (Intermediate)

Minisode: 说话不经过大脑 (Intermediate)

Listening/Speech Training: Election & Gratitude

Gratitude (Upper Intermediate)

Minisode: Lemons into Lemonade (Intermediate)

Listening/Speech Training: Something Lost & The Haunted Elevator

Election! (Intermediate)

Ghost Story: The Haunted Elevator (Intermediate)

Minisode: To Trip Someone Up/Get In The Way (Intermediate)

🎃Ghost Story: Something Lost...(Elementary)

Short Film: Something Lost

Minisode: 伸手不见五指。。。

Listening/Speech Training: The Benefits of Coffee & Green Tea

The Health Benefits of Green Tea (Pre Intermediate)

It's So 高大上! - Talking About Fancy Stuff in Mandarin (Pre Intermediate)

Coffee's Surprising Benefit (Upper Intermediate)

Listening/Speech Training: The Joy Of Learning & If There's Anything I Can Do (Elementary)

If There's Anything I Can Do (Elementary)

Minisode: I Wonder... (Elementary)

The Joy Of Learning (Elementary)

Minisode: Punching In (Pre-Intermediate)

Listening/Speech Training: Fitness Newbie & Dieting Misconceptions (Upper Intermediate)

Dieting Misconceptions (Upper Intermediate)

So Cliche (Intermediate)

Fitness Newbie (Intermediate)

Listening/Speech Training: Setting Up A Smart Phone & Cell Phone Savvy (Intermediate)

Cell Phone Savvy (Intermediate)

Setting Up Your Smart Phone (Intermediate)

Minisode: Straw That Broke The Camel's Back (Intermediate)

Listening/Speech Training: Wrong Number & Who R U Kidding? (Intermediate)

Who Are You Kidding?! (Elementary)

Special Episode: "Telecommunications Scam" 电信诈骗 (Advanced)

Wrong Number (Intermediate)

Minisode: Spam Call (Intermediate)

Listening/Speech Training:Job Hunting & Getting Hired (Pre-Intermediate)

How To Say "Heard You Got The Job!" in Mandarin - with Natural Phrases(Pre-Intermediate)

Minisode: Resume Padding (Pre-Intermediate)

Job Hunting (Intermediate)

Listening/Speech Training:Jazz & Music Genres (Upper Intermediate)

Music Genres (Upper Intermediate)

Minisode: Play It By Ear

And All That Jazz (Upper Intermediate)

Listening/Speech Training: Love Brain & Total Doormat

True Story: The Total Doormat (Intermediate)

Minisode: 🐲The Dragon Sign Strengths/Shortcomings

Love Brain (Upper Intermediate)

Minisode: 打死我也不。。。

Minisode: Take Your Time 慢慢来

Happy New Year! 新年快乐🍾️

Feast Like a Pro: Chinese Phrases for the Holiday Season

Minisode: Road Rage 路怒症

An Update

Listening/Speech Training: Bubble Tea Part 1&2

DIY Boba Tea (Intermedite)

Minisode: Pumpkin Spiced Latte ☕️

Bubble Tea (Intermediate)

Listening & Speech Training: The Roommate and The Hotel

🎃Scary Story: The Hotel (Intermediate)

🎃Scary Story: The Roommate (Intermediate)

Listening/Speech Training: Bilibili v/s Youtube & Workout Videos

Workout Videos (Upper Intermediate)

Bilibili v/s Youtube (Upper Intermediate)

Listening/Speech Training: What's in a Name & What Do You Feel Like Doing

What Do You Feel Like Doing? (Elementary)

What's In A Name? (Elementary)

Listening/Speech Training: The Runaway Auntie Parts 1 & 2 (Upper Intermediate)

The Disgruntled Husband (Upper Intermediate)

The Runaway Auntie (Upper Intermediate)

Listening & Speech Training: The Zoom Meeting Disaster

Tips for Online Meetings(Upper Intermediate)

Zoom Meeting Disaster (Upper Intermediate)

Listening/Speech Training: Signature Dishes Pt 1 & 2

Signature Dishes Part 2: Drunken Shrimp and Raw Food (Intermediate)

Signature Dishes (Elementary)

Listening/Speech Training: Binge Watching 1 & 2

Binge Watching Part 2

Binge Watching (Intermediate)

Listening/Speech Training: Staycation Pt 1 & 2

More On Staycations (Upper Intermediate)

Staycation (Advanced)

Listening/Speech Training: Buying A House & Unappreciated Advice

Unappreciated Advice (Intermediate)

Buying A House (Upper Intermediate)

Listening/Speech Training: Travel Restrictions Parts 1 & 2

Travel Restrictions Part 2: A Trip to Key West (Upper Intermediate)

Easing Up Travel Restrictions (Upper Intermediate)

Listening/Speech Training: I'm Sick! & Sick Again!

Sick Again! (Intermediate)

I'm Sick! (and what to say instead of "Sorry to hear that")(Elementary)

Listening/Speech Training: Bday Celebrations 1 & 2

Bday Celebrations Part 2 (Elementary)

Birthday Celebrations (Elementary)

A New Season of The Convo Club!

Travel Plans (elementary)

The Man and the Mental Hospital (Upper Intermediate)

Seeing a doctor (Elementary)

Dialogues & Speech Training: Late For A Date

Dialogues & Speech Training: In My Spare Time

Late For A Date (Intermediate)

Dialogues & Pronunciation Practice: Unappreciated At Work

In My Spare Time (Pre Intermediate)

Unappreciated at Work (Advanced)

Computer savvy (Upper Intermediate)

Classic Break-up Lines （Upper Intermediate）

Locked Out On The Balcony! (Advanced)

Poem: A Generation--Gu Cheng (Intermediate)

I can't eat this! I'm a vegetarian (Pre-Intermediate)

Joke: Potato and Onion (Intermediate)

She stood me up (Intermediate)

It's Raining and I Don't Have an Umbrella (Newbie)

Shanghai Nightlife (Elementary)

I'll Show You The Way (part 2)(Elementary)

I'll show you the way (part 1) (Elementary)

Trying SiChuan Food (Pre-Intermediate)

I kept you waiting! (Pre-Intermediate)

The Work Commute (Elementary)

Future plans (Intermediate)

Ordering Coffee at Starbucks (Upper Intermediate)

My Electricity Went Out (Elementary)

Joke: The KFC Lovers (Upper Intermediate)