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Fluentide · Chinese Listening — HSK 1 episodes
- 超级碗上的西班牙语歌 — Spanish Songs at the Super Bowl
Bad Bunny makes history as Trump criticises 'terrible' Super Bowl show
Spanish Songs at the Super Bowl
HSK 1 level · 3:03
Key Vocabulary- 比赛 (bǐsài) — match / competition / game
- 唱歌 (chànggē) — to sing
- 西班牙语 (Xībānyáyǔ) — Spanish language
- 第一次 (dì yī cì) — the first time
- 房子 (fángzi) — house / building
- 旗子 (qízi) — flag
- 听得懂 (tīngdedǒng) — can understand (by listening)
- 有名 (yǒumíng) — famous
- Subject + 在 + Place + Verb — Indicates an action happening at a specific location.
- 是...的 — Used to emphasize a detail (like time, place, manner, or agent) of a past event.
- Subject + 想 + Verb — Expresses a desire or plan to do something (want to).
Get more from this episode at fluentide.com:
- Read the full interactive transcript — tap any word for instant pinyin + definition
- Toggle pinyin on/off above the Chinese text
- See the complete English translation side-by-side
- Save vocabulary to your personal word bank
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4 min - 读书与人性 — Reading and Human Nature
How selfish are we?
Reading and Human Nature
HSK 1 level · 1:37
Key Vocabulary- 自私 (zìsī) — selfish
- 人性 (rénxìng) — human nature
- 合作 (hézuò) — to cooperate / cooperation
- 骗 (piàn) — to cheat / to deceive
- 机会 (jīhuì) — opportunity / chance
- 乐观 (lèguān) — optimistic
- 生物学 (shēngwùxué) — biology
- 科学家 (kēxuéjiā) — scientist
- A + 是 + B — Standard definition pattern, equating A with B (A is B). Used frequently here to define terms.
- Subject + 会 + Verb — Expresses ability or possibility (can/will do something).
- Subject + 很 + Adjective — Simple description. '很' (hěn) is often used to link a noun and an adjective, even if not emphasized as 'very'.
Get more from this episode at fluentide.com:
- Read the full interactive transcript — tap any word for instant pinyin + definition
- Toggle pinyin on/off above the Chinese text
- See the complete English translation side-by-side
- Save vocabulary to your personal word bank
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2 min - 英国首相访问中国 — UK Prime Minister Visits China
How Hong Kong can bring China and Britain closer: it’s not just finance
UK Prime Minister Visits China
HSK 1 level · 0:59
Key Vocabulary- 首相 (shǒuxiàng) — Prime Minister
- 领导人 (lǐngdǎorén) — leader
- 生意 (shēngyi) — business
- 公司 (gōngsī) — company
- 桥 (qiáo) — bridge
- 连接 (liánjiē) — to connect
- 环境 (huánjìng) — environment
- 合作 (hézuò) — cooperation
- Subject + 是 + Noun — Standard sentence structure to equate two things (A is B).
- Subject + 像 + Object — Simile pattern meaning 'A is like B'.
- Subject + 想 + Verb — Expressing a desire or intention (want to do something).
Get more from this episode at fluentide.com:
- Read the full interactive transcript — tap any word for instant pinyin + definition
- Toggle pinyin on/off above the Chinese text
- See the complete English translation side-by-side
- Save vocabulary to your personal word bank
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1 min - 积压的案子 — The Backlog of Cases
Under Trump, EPA’s enforcement of environmental laws collapses, report finds
The Backlog of Cases
HSK 1 level · 0:32
Key Vocabulary- 积压 (jīyā) — backlog
- 案子 (ànzi) — legal case
- 污染 (wūrǎn) — pollution
- 官司 (guānsi) — lawsuit
- 政府 (zhèngfǔ) — government
- 公司 (gōngsī) — company
- 脏 (zāng) — dirty
- 管 (guǎn) — to manage / to control
- Subject + 很 + Adjective — Simple description of a noun. '很' (hěn) is often used as a linker, not always meaning 'very'.
- X means Y — A pattern used in this script to define new terms in English for the listener.
- Place + 有 + Object — Expressing existence. Similar to 'There is/are' in English.
Get more from this episode at fluentide.com:
- Read the full interactive transcript — tap any word for instant pinyin + definition
- Toggle pinyin on/off above the Chinese text
- See the complete English translation side-by-side
- Save vocabulary to your personal word bank
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1 min - AI 很大 — AI is Big (The AI Boom and Shortages)
The AI boom is causing shortages everywhere else
AI is Big (The AI Boom and Shortages)
HSK 1 level · 1:29
Key Vocabulary- 钱 (qián) — money
- 贵 (guì) — expensive
- 少 (shǎo) — few / little
- 工人 (gōngrén) — worker
- 手机 (shǒujī) — mobile phone / smartphone
- 电脑 (diànnǎo) — computer
- 修 (xiū) — to fix / to repair
- 找 (zhǎo) — to look for / to find
- Subject + 很 + Adjective — Simple description. '很' (hěn) is often used to link a noun and an adjective, even if not strictly translating to 'very'.
- Subject + 是 + Noun — Equating two things, similar to 'A is B'.
- Subject + 像 + Object + 一样 — Comparison pattern meaning 'Subject is like Object'.
Get more from this episode at fluentide.com:
- Read the full interactive transcript — tap any word for instant pinyin + definition
- Toggle pinyin on/off above the Chinese text
- See the complete English translation side-by-side
- Save vocabulary to your personal word bank
Open this episode on Fluentide →
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The easiest way to start understanding real Chinese. Every day, Fluentide takes today's news and rewrites it in simple HSK 1 Mandarin — slow, clear, and at your level. No textbook dialogues. No "Li Ming goes to the park." Just real stories you actually care about, made understandable for absolute beginners. Each episode comes with a free interactive transcript at fluentide.com — tap any Chinese word for instant pinyin and English definition, toggle pinyin on or off above the text, see key vocabulary with example sentences, and read the full English translation side-by-side. Based on Krashen's comprehensible input theory (i+1). New episodes daily. This podcast uses AI text-to-speech to deliver clear, consistent pronunciation for language learners.
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