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No one wants to eat cold rice, but cold noodles, on the other hand, are a popular summer staple in China. In this culinary lesson, learn how to make a Chinese cold noodle dish. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1708 

Hear ye! Hear ye! Our little tailor continues his quest And in tiny kingdom receives a test: Giants in the wood he has to slay But will our hero win the day? In this lesson, hear the second part of the story of “The Brave Little Tailor” and learn more Chinese fairy tale vocab! Al ... Show More

Hear ye! Hear ye! Listen Chinese students and listen well To a classic tale we'd like to tell Of a brave little tailor with pluck and vim Who comes to us from the Brother's Grimm... In this lesson, learn how fairy tales are told in Chinese, complete with more formal language and ... Show More

<p>How long is "just a moment?" In today's Chinese lesson, you'll learn how to talk about things that are about to happen. Wait for it-- the lesson is almost here. Just a bit longer, and you'll be learning Mandarin. Hold on, almost there... Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.co ... Show More

<p>Have you ever wondered what the difference is between Have and Has? In this lesson, you will learn how to use theses two words, their proper pronunciation, when they are used, and listen to various examples of how to use them in sentences.&nbsp;</p> <p>Would you like to improv ... Show More

<p>If you're reading this, you're most likely studying Mandarin. You need to learn how to talk about yourself and your teachers. In today's lesson, learn how to explain in Chinese that you're a student. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1182</p> 

In this lesson we will mainly concentrate on some aspects of Chinese grammar, such as words expressing time as adverbials, prepositional phrase and optative verbs. Also, you will learn how to say that you can speak a little Chinese. Please sign up and become a registered subscrib ... Show More

<p>Today&#39;s Chinese lesson will have you on the edge of your seat, if you get excited easily. You&#39;ll learn how to tell others to hold their horses in Mandarin. What&#39;s your hurry? Learning Chinese takes time. Lots and lots of time. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.c ... Show More

<p>Have the Chinese tones been giving you headaches? In today's handy Chinese lesson, you'll learn the ups and downs of the first tone. Learn how to transition between the first tone and all the rest in this useful Mandarin podcast. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1248</ ... Show More

In this episode, we learn how to construct the infinitive form of a verb (doing so will require distinguishing between thin vowels and thick vowels and creating a vowel harmony). Also, we practice the negative imperative form of verbs as well as learn how to ask "What is this?" a ... Show More

How to use 何尝 / 何嘗 / hécháng In this Qing Wen, we help Mingmao understand the various uses of the rhetorical question word 何尝, which translates as when? / how? / it's not that... It can be used to ask people not to blame you, but to blame the situation, or it can be used to defen ... Show More