Dee's Mandarin Tea

Welcome back to Dee's Mandarin Tea! If you are tired of boring textbooks and want to explore real, contemporary Chinese culture while leveling up your listening skills, you are in the right place. In this HSK 4 level episode, we delve into a fascinating and hidden social phenomenon in China: "Xinghun" (形婚) — marriages of convenience between gay men and lesbian women.📊 Level: HSK 4 & Above🎧 Focus: Contemporary Buzzwords & Cultural Insights💡 Key Vocabulary from Today's Episode:• 形婚 (xíng hūn) - Nominal marriage / Marriage of convenience• 抽象 (chōu xiàng) - Abstract (Literal) / Absurd, wild, or crazy (Slang)• 逆天 (nì tiān) - Mind-blowing / Unbelievable / Outrageous• 硬刚 (yìng gāng) - To confront directly / Head-to-head--------------------------------------------------🎯 Want to move beyond textbooks and practice your oral Chinese skills with me? Let’s discuss more real, exciting Chinese topics together in a 1-on-1 private lesson!👉 Click here to book your session on italki: https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/4038266?lv=1--------------------------------------------------Don't forget to subscribe, leave a review, and spill the tea with your friends! See you in class or next episode! 🍵

Dee and Aaron were talking about the difference among 🇨🇳 🇺🇸 and 🇨🇦 Check out how many percentages you could understand? Dee 和朋友 Aaron 聊到很多 🇨🇳 🇺🇸 和🇨🇦的不一样。 看看你可以明白多少呢？

Five Questions: 

When did Dee start teaching Chinese?

Where did Dee study for her master’s degree?

Where did Dee travel in 2018?

When did Dee move to Canada?

When was Dee’s last trip to China?

Part 2 In this episode, we are going to talk about what has China done to stop the COVID-19. 

Part 1 In this episode, we are going to talk about what has China done to stop the COVID-19. 

In this episode, we are going to talk about some English words of Chinese origin.

Please feel free to share if you know anything else. 

In this episode, you will learn what these English abbreviations stand for in Chinese. 

APP, PPT, AA, WC

Also, I would recommend some Chinese learning apps. Hopefully, that would be helpful. 

In this episode, you will hear what do I do for my day. 98% of Chinese, for intermediate or above. 

The Link for Chinese TV series. 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrR1ynvdUJ_zSXWQCE5TK8A

In this episode, we are going to talk about some daily expressions for beginners if you are going to travel to China someday.

The background music Fight as one by Join Tsai and Eason Chen

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi6xM0qJiic

In this episode, you will hear 100% of Chinese. Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions. 

Here is the transcript : 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KxGN4gu3zqPrSi908igrsKmuLdlu_GVhbgQCGsk37sk/edit