Fluentide · Chinese Listening — HSK 3-4

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April 14, 2026SBTI：当年轻人决定不再认真做性格测试 — SBTI Goes Viral on Bilibili — Chinese Youth Mock MBTI With a Joke Personality Test
SBTI性格测试爆火
SBTI Goes Viral on Bilibili — Chinese Youth Mock MBTI With a Joke Personality Test
HSK 3-4 level · 6:41
Key Vocabulary
恶搞 (ègǎo) — parody; spoof
社交语言 (shèjiāo yǔyán) — social language
相亲 (xiāngqīn) — blind date
调性 (diàoxìng) — tone; vibe
社交货币 (shèjiāo huòbì) — social currency
审美疲劳 (shěnměi píláo) — aesthetic fatigue
标签 (biāoqiān) — label; tag
内卷 (nèijuǎn) — involution; rat race
Grammar Patterns
不是...而是... — Not X but rather Y.
甚至... — Even... (stronger than expected).
比...还... — Even more than...
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April 12, 2026一把火烧掉五亿：当工人说"受够了" — 500 Million Up in Flames: When a Worker Says Enough
加州仓库纵火案
500 Million Up in Flames: When a Worker Says Enough
HSK 3-4 level · 6:33
Key Vocabulary
纵火案 (zònghuǒ àn) — arson case
嫌疑人 (xiányírén) — suspect
派遣工 (pàiqiǎn gōng) — temp worker
可燃物 (kěrán wù) — flammable material
时薪 (shíxīn) — hourly wage
母公司 (mǔ gōngsī) — parent company
工人阶级 (gōngrén jiējí) — working class
诉求 (sùqiú) — demand; appeal
Grammar Patterns
不是...而是... — Not X but Y.
不管...都... — Regardless...
与此同时 — At the same time.
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April 11, 2026匈牙利大选：欧尔班的十六年会结束吗？ — Hungary's Election: Will Orbán's Sixteen Years End?
匈牙利大选
Hungary's Election: Will Orbán's Sixteen Years End?
HSK 3-4 level · 7:56
Key Vocabulary
议会 (yìhuì) — parliament
席位 (xíwèi) — seat
反共产主义 (fǎn gòngchǎn zhǔyì) — anti-communist
自由派 (zìyóu pài) — liberal
中右翼 (zhōng yòuyì) — center-right
司法系统 (sīfǎ xìtǒng) — judicial system
不自由的民主 (bù zìyóu de mínzhǔ) — illiberal democracy
选举式专制 (xuǎnjǔ shì zhuānzhì) — electoral autocracy
Grammar Patterns
之前... — Previously...
从...开始 — Starting from...
不是...而是... — Not X but Y.
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April 11, 2026AI正在"换血"中国短剧行业 — AI Is Transfusing Blood Into China's Short Drama Industry
AI微短剧行业爆发
AI Is Transfusing Blood Into China's Short Drama Industry
HSK 3-4 level · 6:51
Key Vocabulary
微短剧 (wēi duǎn jù) — microdrama
崛起 (juéqǐ) — rise; emergence
解锁 (jiěsuǒ) — to unlock
票房 (piàofáng) — box office
零碎时间 (língsuì shíjiān) — fragmented time
辅助制作 (fǔzhù zhìzuò) — assisted production
原生 (yuánshēng) — native
演戏 (yǎnxì) — to act (perform)
Grammar Patterns
就是... — It is simply/precisely...
因为...所以... — Because... therefore...
不只是... — Not only...
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April 11, 2026五十四年了，人类又回到了月亮 — Fifty-Four Years Later, Humans Return to the Moon
Artemis 2登月返回
Fifty-Four Years Later, Humans Return to the Moon
HSK 3-4 level · 6:15
Key Vocabulary
历史性 (lìshǐ xìng) — historic
低地球轨道 (dī dìqiú guǐdào) — low Earth orbit
飞船 (fēichuán) — spacecraft
降落 (jiàngluò) — to land
系统 (xìtǒng) — system
引力 (yǐnlì) — gravity
摩擦 (mócā) — friction
隔热罩 (gé rè zhào) — heat shield
Grammar Patterns
从...以后 — Since...; after...
但是... — But; however.
因为...所以... — Because... therefore...
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March 25, 2026AI真的在思考吗？ — Is AI Really Thinking?
AI intelligence illusion Luc Julia
Is AI Really Thinking?
HSK 3-4 level · 4:51
Key Vocabulary
能源 (néng yuán) — energy
计划 (jì huà) — plan
Grammar Patterns
因为...所以... — Because...therefore... Used to express cause and effect.
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March 25, 2026中国的新能源大计划来了 — China's Big New Energy Plan Has Arrived
China 15th Five Year Plan renewable energy
China's Big New Energy Plan Has Arrived
HSK 3-4 level · 7:46
Key Vocabulary
能源 (néng yuán) — energy
计划 (jì huà) — plan
Grammar Patterns
因为...所以... — Because...therefore... Used to express cause and effect.
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March 22, 2026你的“前额叶皮层未发育完全”成了新的替罪羊 — Your 'Undeveloped Prefrontal Cortex' Has Become the New Scapegoat
Your “Undeveloped Prefrontal Cortex” is the New Scapegoat
Your 'Undeveloped Prefrontal Cortex' Has Become the New Scapegoat
HSK 3-4 level · 6:53
Key Vocabulary
前额叶皮层 (qián é yè pí céng) — prefrontal cortex
发育 (fā yù) — to develop; to grow (biologically)
替罪羊 (tì zuì yáng) — scapegoat
借口 (jiè kǒu) — excuse
控制 (kòng zhì) — to control
承担责任 (chéng dān zé rèn) — to bear responsibility; to take responsibility
脾气 (pí qi) — temper; temperament
犯错 (fàn cuò) — to make a mistake; to commit an error
Grammar Patterns
不但...而且... (bùdàn...érqiě...) — This structure means 'not only...but also...' and is used to connect two related clauses where the second adds to or intensifies the first. It's a progressive compound sentence pattern.
如果...就... (rúguǒ...jiù...) — This conditional pattern means 'if...then...' and is used to express hypothetical situations and their results. It appears frequently throughout the episode to present scenarios.
虽然...但是... (suīrán...dànshì...) — This concessive pattern means 'although...but...' and is used to acknowledge one fact while presenting a contrasting point. Unlike English, Chinese uses both 'although' and 'but' in the same sentence.
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March 17, 2026黄金价格稳定与中东石油危机 — Stable Gold Prices and the Middle East Oil Crisis
Gold Steadies as Traders Weigh Inflation Risks, Oil-Supply Shock
Stable Gold Prices and the Middle East Oil Crisis
HSK 3-4 level · 6:57
Key Vocabulary
市场 (shìchǎng) — market
稳定 (wěndìng) — stable
保护 (bǎohù) — to protect
复杂 (fùzá) — complex
担心 (dānxīn) — to worry
金融 (jīnróng) — finance/financial
通货膨胀 (tōnghuò péngzhàng) — inflation
海峡 (hǎixiá) — strait
Grammar Patterns
不但...而且... — Used to express 'not only... but also...', adding further information to a point.
不管...都... — Meaning 'no matter' or 'regardless of'. It indicates that the result remains the same under any condition.
如果...就... — A standard conditional structure meaning 'if... then...'.
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March 13, 2026油价破百与霍尔木兹海峡危机 — Oil Prices Break 100 and the Strait of Hormuz Crisis
Oil stays above $100 a barrel amid Iran’s stranglehold on Strait of Hormuz
Oil Prices Break 100 and the Strait of Hormuz Crisis
HSK 3-4 level · 9:47
Key Vocabulary
价格 (jiàgé) — price
控制 (kòngzhì) — to control
经过 (jīngguò) — to pass through / to go through
经济 (jīngjì) — economy
影响 (yǐngxiǎng) — influence / to affect
发展 (fāzhǎn) — to develop / development
解决 (jiějué) — to solve / to resolve
依靠 (yīkào) — to rely on / to depend on
Grammar Patterns
不但...而且... (búdàn... érqiě...) — A conjunction pattern meaning 'Not only... but also...'. It connects two clauses that reinforce each other.
越...越... (yuè... yuè...) — A structure meaning 'The more... the more...'. It indicates that a change in the first action/state causes a proportional change in the second.
只要...就... (zhǐyào... jiù...) — A conditional structure meaning 'As long as... then...'. It introduces a sufficient condition for the result to happen.
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10min

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