Listen as a nosy sister asks lots of questions to her younger brother over the telephone about what he's been up to lately and how his relationship is going with his girlfriend. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4043

For people on the go, a one stop for you to learn Mandarin from the news! 听新闻，学中文。给脚步匆匆的你带来新鲜简讯！

We remember George H. W. Bush by reading his hand-written letter to President Bill Clinton. See below for HSK vocabulary covered. 老布什去世了，但他高尚的人格却非常值得我们学习。从他写给克林顿的信中，就能看出他的大度。现在就让我们一起来看看这封手写信吧。 汉语水平考试词汇 (HSK vocabulary): 鼓励(4) 喜悦(6) 孤单(4) 面临(5) 困难(4) 批评(5) 建议(4) 顺利(4)

Lots of lessons under your belt and you’re feeling a bit sure of yourself these days, so here’s an intro to a few of the 1500 regional dialects here in China to bring you back down to us. In this podcast you will learn a few key phrases in a couple of the major dialects of China. Be nice and we’ll only make you remember a few. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0037

In this lesson, we teach you possibly the most important phrase to know. "Which way to the bathroom!?" If it's your first time travelling, it could be a lifesaver when you get an upset tummy. We also teach some pronunciation tips to keep in mind when saying the word "toilet" since we often here it badly pronounced, and it's important to get these key words right. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4056

For people on the go, a one stop for you to learn Mandarin from the news! 听新闻，学中文。给脚步匆匆的你带来新鲜简讯！

You’ve had the Beijing Duck not to mention an ill-advised attempt at eating “chao mian” with chopsticks, and now it’s time to pay. Who gets the bill? The bigger man, that’s who. Save face by expensing it out. In this podcast you will learn how to request the bill in a Chinese restaurant, as well as how to fight over the bill in Mandarin Chinese. We’ll even throw in a bonus “Ai yo”!!! (most versatile word in the Mandarin language). Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0033

For people on the go, a one stop for you to learn Mandarin from the news! 听新闻，学中文。给脚步匆匆的你带来新鲜简讯！

Chi delves into the mother of all Mandopop songs — the very jazzy-sounding 时代曲 (songs of the era) in 1920-40s Shanghai, which was THE city in China for cultural amalgamation. After listening to a brief history lesson, we’ll take a deeper look at 如果没有你 sung by 白光 to learn some Chinese!

Mandarin tones got ya down? Perk up! We understand. In today’s podcast, our GM Steve comes in and offers up the wrong tones in Mandarin Chinese, so that you can start hearing the difference, which puts you on your way to correcting others mistakes, which is always an ego stroke. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0048