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This is special edition for Thanksgiving! You can also learn how to say thank you and express your gratitude in many ways in Chinese!
Chinese herbal medicine can come very handy when you feel sick. Get a list of common herbal medicine you should have at home!
Song Name:
菊花台
Vocab List:
中药 zhōng yào : Chinese traditional medicine
草药 cǎo yào : herbal medicine
枇杷膏 pí pá gāo :Pei Pa Kao
咳嗽 ké sòu : cough
风油精 fēng yóu jīng : Summer Essential Balm Oil
头痛 tóu tòng : headache
中暑 zhòng shǔ : heat stroke
晕车 yùn chē : car sickness
蚊子 wén zǐ : mosqito
保济丸 bǎo jì wán
拉肚子 lā dù zǐ : diarrhea
万花油 wàn huā yóu
非处方药 fēi chǔ fāng yào : non-prescription medine
Come to learn more ways to greet (打招呼 dǎ zhāo hū) in Chinese than 你好 nǐ hǎo)! You will have a lot of fun learning all the subtleties.
Vocab List:
打招呼 dǎ zhāo hū : greet
你好 nǐ hǎo : hello
嗨 hài : hi
随意 suí yì : casual
正式 zhèng shì : formal
吃了吗 chī lē mā : Have you eaten?
去哪儿 qù nǎ ér : Where’re you going?
最近怎么样 zuì jìn zěn me yàng : How is it going?
最近还好吗 zuì jìn huán hǎo má : How is it going?
好久不见 hǎo jiǔ bù jiàn : Long time no see.
早上好 zǎo shàng hǎo : Good morning.
下午好 xià wǔ hǎo : Good afternoon.
晚上好 wǎn shàng hǎo : Good evening.
早 zǎo : Morning.
晚安 wǎn ān : Good night.
长辈 zhǎng bèi : People who are older than you.
叔叔 shū shū : Used to address male who are older than you.
阿姨 ā yí : Used to address female who are older than you.
叔叔好 shū shū hǎo : Say hi to an older male.
阿姨好 ā yí hǎo : Say hi to an older female.
美女 měi nǚ : Used to get attention to a female peer.
帅哥 shuài gē : Used to get attention to a male peer.
再见 zài jiàn : bye
拜拜 bāi bāi : bye
下次见 xià cì jiàn : see you next time.
保重 bǎo zhòng : take care
Want some recommendation of good talk shows to improve your Chinese while having fun? Here's the episode for you!
Vocab List:
脱口秀 tuō kǒu xiù : Talk Show
谈话节目 tán huà jié mù : Talk Show
世界青年说 shì jiè qīng nián shuō : A Bright World (English Name)
金星秀 jīn xīng xiù : Jin Xing Show
十全十美 shí quán shí měi : perfect
周立波秀 zhōu lì bō xiù : Mr Zhou’s Show
非诚勿扰 fēi chéng wù rǎo : If You Were the One (English Name)
相亲 xiāng qīn: blind date
Everyone can get sick but how do you tell a doctor or a friend if you're sick in Chinese? How to say all the common symptoms? Super practical if you live in China or are going to China.
Vocab List
生病 shēng bìng : feel sick
我生病了 wǒ shēng bìng liǎo : I’m sick/ I feel sick.
我不舒服 wǒ bù shū fú : I’m sick/ I feel sick.
头疼 tóu téng : headache
我头疼 wǒ tóu téng : I have a headache.
牙疼 yá téng : toothache
肚子疼 dù zǐ téng : stomachache
喉咙疼 hóu lóng téng : sore throat
嗓子疼 sǎng zǐ téng : sore throat
感冒 gǎn mào : cold
我感冒了 wǒ gǎn mào lē : I caught a cold.
咳嗽 ké sòu : cough
中暑 zhòng shǔ : heat stroke
我中暑了 wǒ zhòng shǔ liǎo : I got heat stroke.
上火 shàng huǒ : internal fire
降火 jiàng huǒ : decrease internal fire
医生 yī shēng : doctor
湿气 shī qì : moist energy
Busy watching World Cup? Why not take 10 min to learn some Chinese about World Cup and enjoy our bad jokes?
Vocab List:
足球 zú qiú : soccer
世界杯 shì jiè bēi : world cup
粉丝 fěn sī : fan(s)
伪粉丝 wěi fěn sī : fake fan(s)
好球 hǎo qiú : nice shot
臭球 chòu qiú : terrible pass
加油 jiā yóu : come on / good luck / …
进球 jìn qiú : score a goal
中国 zhōng guó : China
球队 qiú duì : soccer team
西班牙 xī bān yá : Spain
淘汰 táo tài : kicked out of game
知识竞答 zhī shí jìng dá : trivia
巴西 bā xī : Brazil
举办 jǔ bàn : host
乌拉圭 wū lā guī : Uruguay
Do you know that Northern and Southern China are very different? Come to listen to this relaxing episode to entertain yourself.
Vocab list:
北方 běi fāng : North
南方 nán fāng: South
喝酒 hē jiǔ : drinking
白酒 bái jiǔ : white wine
啤酒 pí jiǔ : beer
酒吧 jiǔ bā : bar
吵架 chǎo jià : fight/argue
吃饭 chī fàn : eat
辣 là : spicy
性格 xìng gé : personality
Have you thought of working in China? How do you find a job in China as foreigner? What do you need to know about working in China? Listen to this episode to get full exposure!
Vocab list:
工作 gōng zuò : work
码农 mǎ nóng : code farmer (software engineer)
软件工程师 ruǎn jiàn gōng chéng shī : software engineer
老板 lǎo bǎn : boss
同事 tóng shì : coworker
火锅 huǒ guō : hotpot
害羞 hài xiū : shy
加班 jiā bān : work overtime
找工作 zhǎo gōng zuò : search for jobs
微信 wēi xìn : WeChat
面试 miàn shì : interview
情商考试 qíng shāng kǎo shì : emotional intelligence test
智商考试 zhì shāng kǎo shì : intelligence test
笔试 bǐ shì : written test
工资 gōng zī : salary