A Cup of Chinese 中文小馆

Where does the name come from?Why chopsticks instead of knives and forks?What chopstick behaviors are rude?*************************************************FREE full transcript & more at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChineseBuy me a coffee at: https://buymeacoffee.com/acupofchinese ********************************************************* HI! I’m Linru, a cross-cultural trainer and an English/Chinese teacher.I hope to bring more FUN and MOTIVATION to your Chinese study.Join to practice Chinese and learn about different cultures.Many thanks for your support! Enjoy!*************************************************************************I am gifting away 20 free Patreon membership at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese/redeem/BB520Starting in 2026, you can access the following extra learning content for each weekly Podcast on my Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese):--- cultural intelligence coaching: as a professional cross-cultural consultant, I answer every month up to 3 of your questions about Chinese-speaking cultures, English-speaking cultures or any other cultures.--- extra podcast and Chinese speech shadowing podcasts--- weekly new vocabulary lists (Chinese characters, pinyin pronunciation, English translation and sample sentences.) of all weekly podcasts--- weekly grammar points and sentence patterns. 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.) ********************************************************* You love Chinese, 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 or detached from real life.That is the reason why I have started this Podcast channel, aiming to provide fresh and relatable content.

Where does the name come from?Why chopsticks instead of knives and forks?What chopstick behaviors are rude?*************************************************

FREE full transcript & more at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese

Buy me a coffee at: https://buymeacoffee.com/acupofchinese *********************************************************

HI! I’m Linru, a cross-cultural trainer and an English/Chinese teacher.I hope to bring more FUN and MOTIVATION to your Chinese study.Join to practice Chinese and learn about different cultures.Many thanks for your support! Enjoy!

*************************************************************************I am gifting away 20 free Patreon membership at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese/redeem/BB520

Starting in 2026, you can access the following extra learning content for each weekly Podcast on my Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese):

--- cultural intelligence coaching: as a professional cross-cultural consultant, I answer every month up to 3 of your questions about Chinese-speaking cultures, English-speaking cultures or any other cultures.--- extra podcast and Chinese speech shadowing podcasts--- weekly new vocabulary lists (Chinese characters, pinyin pronunciation, English translation and sample sentences.) of all weekly podcasts--- weekly grammar points and sentence patterns. 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.) *********************************************************

Differences between 凤凰 and phoenix凤凰不是一只，而是两只神鸟?凤凰在什么地方, 什么时间出现?*************************************************FREE full transcript & more at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese********************************************************* HI! I’m Linru, a cross-cultural trainer and an English/Chinese teacher.I hope to bring more FUN and MOTIVATION to your Chinese study.Join to practice Chinese and learn about different cultures.Many thanks for your support! Enjoy!Buy me a coffee at: https://buymeacoffee.com/acupofchinese *************************************************************************I am gifting away 20 free Patreon membership at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese/redeem/BB520Starting in 2026, you can access the following extra learning content for each weekly Podcast on my Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese):--- cultural intelligence coaching: as a professional cross-cultural consultant, I answer every month up to 3 of your questions about Chinese-speaking cultures, English-speaking cultures or any other cultures.--- extra podcast and Chinese speech shadowing podcasts--- weekly new vocabulary lists (Chinese characters, pinyin pronunciation, English translation and sample sentences.) of all weekly podcasts--- weekly grammar points and sentence patterns. 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.)

*************************************************Everyone has two birthdays and two ages?What are the birthday taboos?Which birthdays are big deals and which ones should be low-key?*************************************************FREE full transcript & more at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChineseBuy me a coffee at: https://buymeacoffee.com/acupofchinese ********************************************************* HI! I’m Linru, a cross-cultural trainer and an English/Chinese teacher.I hope to bring more FUN and MOTIVATION to your Chinese study.Join to practice Chinese and learn about different cultures.Many thanks for your support! Enjoy!*************************************************************************I am gifting away 20 free Patreon membership at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese/redeem/BB520Starting in 2026, you can access the following extra learning content for each weekly Podcast on my Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese):--- cultural intelligence coaching: as a professional cross-cultural consultant, I answer every month up to 3 of your questions about Chinese-speaking cultures, English-speaking cultures or any other cultures.--- extra podcast and Chinese speech shadowing podcasts--- weekly new vocabulary lists (Chinese characters, pinyin pronunciation, English translation and sample sentences.) of all weekly podcasts--- weekly grammar points and sentence patterns. 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.) ********************************************************* You love Chinese, 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 or detached from real life.That is the reason why I have started this Podcast channel, aiming to provide fresh and relatable content.#mandarin #chineseculture #learnchinese

Differences between 凤凰 and phoenix凤凰不是一只，而是两只神鸟?凤凰在什么地方, 什么时间出现?*************************************************FREE full transcript & more at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChineseBuy me a coffee at: https://buymeacoffee.com/acupofchinese ********************************************************* HI! I’m Linru, a cross-cultural trainer and an English/Chinese teacher.I hope to bring more FUN and MOTIVATION to your Chinese study.Join to practice Chinese and learn about different cultures.Many thanks for your support! Enjoy!*************************************************************************I am gifting away 20 free Patreon membership at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese/redeem/BB520Starting in 2026, you can access the following extra learning content for each weekly Podcast on my Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese):--- cultural intelligence coaching: as a professional cross-cultural consultant, I answer every month up to 3 of your questions about Chinese-speaking cultures, English-speaking cultures or any other cultures.--- extra podcast and Chinese speech shadowing podcasts--- weekly new vocabulary lists (Chinese characters, pinyin pronunciation, English translation and sample sentences.) of all weekly podcasts--- weekly grammar points and sentence patterns. 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.) ********************************************************* You love Chinese, 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 or detached from real life.That is the reason why I have started this Podcast channel, aiming to provide fresh and relatable content.

Everyone Chinese has two birthdays and two ages?

What are the birthday taboos?

Which birthdays are big deals and which ones should be low-key?

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FREE full transcript & more at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese

Buy me a coffee at: https://buymeacoffee.com/acupofchinese *********************************************************

HI! I’m Linru, a cross-cultural trainer and an English/Chinese teacher. I hope to bring more FUN and MOTIVATION to your Chinese study. Join to practice Chinese and learn about different cultures. Many thanks for your support! Enjoy!

*************************************************************************I am gifting away 20 free Patreon membership at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese/redeem/BB520

Starting in 2026, you can access the following extra learning content for each weekly Podcast on my Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese):

--- cultural intelligence coaching: as a professional cross-cultural consultant, I answer every month up to 3 of your questions about Chinese-speaking cultures, English-speaking cultures or any other cultures

.--- extra podcast and Chinese speech shadowing podcasts--- weekly new vocabulary lists (Chinese characters, pinyin pronunciation, English translation and sample sentences.) of all weekly podcasts

--- weekly grammar points and sentence patterns. 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.) *********************************************************

You love Chinese, 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 or detached from real life.That is the reason why I have started this Podcast channel, aiming to provide fresh and relatable content.

手紧， 手生，手滑，手痒，手软，顺手 & more real-life Chinese phrases not in the textbooks

Upgrade your Chinese with another Detective Lu story

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FREE full transcript at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese

Buy me a coffee at: https://buymeacoffee.com/acupofchinese

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HI! I’m Linru, a cross-cultural trainer and an English/Chinese teacher.

I hope to bring more FUN and MOTIVATION to your Chinese study.Join to practice Chinese and learn about different cultures.

Many thanks for your support! Enjoy!

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I am gifting away 20 free Patreon membership at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese/redeem/BB520

Starting in 2026, you can access the following extra learning content for each weekly Podcast on my Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese):

--- cultural intelligence coaching: as a professional cross-cultural consultant, I answer every month up to 3 of your questions about Chinese-speaking cultures, English-speaking cultures or any other cultures.

--- extra podcast and Chinese speech shadowing podcasts

--- weekly new vocabulary lists (Chinese characters, pinyin pronunciation, English translation and sample sentences.) of all weekly podcasts

--- weekly grammar points and sentence patterns. 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.) *********************************************************

You love Chinese, 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 or detached from real life.

That is the reason why I have started this Podcast channel, aiming to provide fresh and relatable content.

手紧， 手生，手滑，手痒，手软，顺手 & more real-life Chinese phrases not in the textbooks

Upgrade your Chinese with another Detective Lu story

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FREE full transcript at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese

Buy me a coffee at: https://buymeacoffee.com/acupofchinese

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HI! I’m Linru, a cross-cultural trainer and an English/Chinese teacher.

I hope to bring more FUN and MOTIVATION to your Chinese study.Join to practice Chinese and learn about different cultures.

Many thanks for your support! Enjoy!

*********************************************************

I am gifting away 20 free Patreon membership at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese/redeem/BB520

Starting in 2026, you can access the following extra learning content for each weekly Podcast on my Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese):

--- cultural intelligence coaching: as a professional cross-cultural consultant, I answer every month up to 3 of your questions about Chinese-speaking cultures, English-speaking cultures or any other cultures.

--- extra podcast and Chinese speech shadowing podcasts

--- weekly new vocabulary lists (Chinese characters, pinyin pronunciation, English translation and sample sentences.) of all weekly podcasts

--- weekly grammar points and sentence patterns. 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.) *********************************************************

You love Chinese, 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 or detached from real life.

That is the reason why I have started this Podcast channel, aiming to provide fresh and relatable content.

汤若望先生的故事

Johann Adam Schall von Bell, a German from Köln who fixed the Chinese calendar in the Ming and Qing Dynasty.

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FREE full transcript & speech shadowing at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese

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HI! I’m Linru, a cross-cultural trainer and an English/Chinese teacher. I hope to bring more FUN and MOTIVATION to your Chinese study. Join to practice Chinese and learn about different cultures. Many thanks for your support! Enjoy!

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Buy me a coffee at: https://buymeacoffee.com/acupofchinese ******************************************************

Buy me a coffee at: https://buymeacoffee.com/acupofchinese I am gifting away 20 free Patreon membership at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese/redeem/BB520

Starting in 2026, you can access the following extra learning content for each weekly Podcast on my Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese):

--- cultural intelligence coaching: as a professional cross-cultural consultant, I answer every month up to 3 of your questions about Chinese-speaking cultures, English-speaking cultures or any other cultures

--- extra podcast and Chinese speech shadowing podcasts

--- weekly new vocabulary lists (Chinese characters, pinyin pronunciation, English translation and sample sentences.) of all weekly podcasts

--- weekly grammar points and sentence patterns. 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.) *********************************************************

You love Chinese, 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 or detached from real life. That is the reason why I have started this Podcast channel, aiming to provide fresh and relatable content.

汤若望先生的故事Johann Adam Schall von Bell, a German from Köln who fixed the Chinese calendar in the Ming and Qing Dynasty. ****************************************************************************FREE full transcript & speech shadowing at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese****************************************************************************HI! I’m Linru, a cross-cultural trainer and an English/Chinese teacher.I hope to bring more FUN and MOTIVATION to your Chinese study.Join to practice Chinese and learn about different cultures.Many thanks for your support! Enjoy!*******************************************************Buy me a coffee at: https://buymeacoffee.com/acupofchinese *******************************************************Buy me a coffee at: https://buymeacoffee.com/acupofchinese I am gifting away 20 free Patreon membership until March 31, 2026 at: https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese/redeem/BB520Starting in 2026, you can access the following extra learning content for each weekly Podcast on my Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/ACupofChinese):--- cultural intelligence coaching: as a professional cross-cultural consultant, I answer every month up to 3 of your questions about Chinese-speaking cultures, English-speaking cultures or any other cultures.--- extra podcast and Chinese speech shadowing podcasts--- weekly new vocabulary lists (Chinese characters, pinyin pronunciation, English translation and sample sentences.) of all weekly podcasts--- weekly grammar points and sentence patterns. 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.) ********************************************************* You love Chinese, 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 or detached from real life. That is the reason why I have started this Podcast channel, aiming to provide fresh and relatable content.