轿子 （Litter): The litter is a class of wheelless vehicles, a type of human-powered transport, for the transport of people. (Wikipedia) Free transcript: https://www.yaya.press/web_reader/3c1e3ccd-c1ea-4bec-9553-e7f0b0ab91f1 Transcript powered by Yaya: Yaya is a language learning app where you learn by reading - it is still the beta version so expect bugs! ;) Reading compelling content is one of the most effective ways to learn another language. And it's fun! Give a creative topic or prompt,...

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In this episode, I am joined by Yuna (again) to talk about her experience and observations in the so-called "Internet Factories" in China, such as Baidu, Tiktok, Meituan or Alibaba! Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments Free Transcript (powered by yaya.press): https://www.yaya.press/web_reader/177ecb21-650d-424f-8b58-79d468ca48db (Leave a comment if you have any difficulties access the transcript or you want to report...

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Leave a comment and share your thoughts Free Transcript: https://www.yaya.press/web_reader/ba8c322f-5b13-4363-95b4-45ff22f5dde7 We have entirely upgraded our transcript system! This is powered by the new WebApp that my husband has been developing - "Yaya.press" so you can easily read the Chinese, Pinyin and English interlaced, with all the vocabulary embedded in the article. When you hover on the words, you can also see the meaning and prononciation. In the meantime, you can also...

This is part of a series of special episodes for beginner level Chinese listener with my husband (who is a Chinese learner!) Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments Full transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/special-episode-11-%E5%86%A5%E6%83%B3-do-you-meditate-5b2fe0da1e07 -- Vocabulary: 嘉宾 Guest | Jiābīn     邀请 Invite | yāoqǐng     冥想 Meditation | míngxiǎng     接触 Contact, exposure...

Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments Transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/episode-43-%E6%97%A0%E6%B3%95%E5%8F%8C%E9%87%8D%E5%9B%BD%E7%B1%8D%E7%9A%84%E7%83%A6%E6%81%BC-why-cannot-we-have-double-citizenship-e59d83c9381e Vocabulary: 加那利群岛 Canary Islands | Jiā nà lì qúndǎo   神仙 Devine | shénxiān   潜水 Diving | qiánshuǐ   新冠 Covid | xīnguān   封锁 Lock down | fēngsuǒ   诡异 Weird, spooky | guǐyì   熟悉...

Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments Transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/episode-42-%E6%88%91%E7%9C%9F%E7%B3%BB%E5%A5%BD%E9%92%9F%E6%84%8F%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF-i-really-love-hong-kong-5b2a4bf729c9 Vocabulary 出差 Business trip | Chūchāi   初中 Junior High School | chūzhōng   人生旅途 Life Journey | rénshēng lǚtú   疫情 Epidemic | yìqíng   缓和 Reprieve, getting better | huǎnhé   亚洲区 Asia | yàzhōu qū ...

Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments Full Transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/episode-41-%E6%95%B0%E5%AD%97%E6%B8%B8%E6%B0%91%E7%9A%84%E6%96%B0%E7%94%9F%E6%B4%BB-def3b062e050 ---------------- Vocabulary: 投缘 Get along well | Tóuyuán    江西 Jiangxi province | jiāngxī     赣州 Ganzhou city| gànzhōu     接受教育 Receive Education | jiēshòu jiàoyù     红十字 Red Cross | hóng shízì     经历丰富...

Today I have a very special guest for the podcast - a listener from Singapore! OKJ, who is now living in Singapore and a documentary director, has been learning Chinese for the past one year through this podcast channel. He reached out to me two weeks ago, and here we are, for the first time ever, with an episode with a fan! Check out OKJ's super cool documentary series on TikTok or his Youtube channel to see his journey of Chinese learning. He also does interviews and documents...

Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments Full Transcript: https://medium.com/@convo-chinese-joanne/episode-39-%E5%9C%A8%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E5%92%8C%E5%9B%BD%E5%A4%96%E4%B8%8A%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%A6-university-experience-b7accb198972 Vocabulary: 云南 Yunnan | Yúnnán   昆明 Kunming | kūnmíng     宁波 Ningbo | níngbō     本科 Undergraduate | běnkē     硕士 Master | shuòshì     博士 PhD | bóshì     国际法 International...

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我们又回来啦，好久不见！ 祝大家新春快乐！兔年吉祥！Happy Chinese New Year ! Full Script: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/se-10-%E4%B8%AD%E5%8D%8E%E5%B0%8F%E5%BD%93%E5%AE%B6-watching-japanese-anime-about-chinese-cooking-2f5dffab9519 Link mentioned in the show: WWE champion John Cena speaks Mandarin, professes love for Lao Gan Ma Japanese Anime: Chuuka Ichiban! Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting

Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments Full Script: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/episode-37-%E5%93%AA%E4%B8%AA%E5%9B%BD%E5%AE%B6%E7%9A%84%E7%81%AB%E8%BD%A6%E6%9C%80%E5%A5%BD-which-country-has-the-best-train-b48b5118eb9f Vocabulary: 火车 Trains | Huǒchē   系统 System | xìtǒng     高铁 High Speed Rail | gāotiě     多伦多 Toronto | duōlúnduō     小插曲 Anecdote, Hiccups | xiǎo chāqǔ     返程 return...

Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments Full transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/episode-36-%E6%88%91%E4%BB%AC24%E5%B0%8F%E6%97%B6%E8%B5%B0%E4%BA%86100%E5%85%AC%E9%87%8C-we-walked-100-km-in-24-hours-6c4f0c70b3cd ---- Vocabulary: 艰难 Tough | Jiānnán     艰苦 Hardship | jiānkǔ     任务 The task | rènwù     一辈子 A lifetime | yībèizi     约了 A date | yuēle     一帮朋友 A group of friends |...

在这里留言 Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments Click here for whole transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/se-9-%E5%92%8C%E6%88%91%E4%BB%AC%E4%B8%80%E8%B5%B7%E7%9C%8B%E7%BB%BC%E8%89%BA%E8%8A%82%E7%9B%AE-lets-watch-reality-show-together-6ffbd315f6bd ------------------ Vocabulary: 合法夫妻 Legal couples | Héfǎ fūqī   综艺节目 reality shows | zōngyì jiémù     成语 Idioms | chéngyǔ     乘风破浪 to brave the...

Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments 完整Transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/episode-35-%E5%9C%A8%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E7%BB%93%E5%A9%9A%E6%98%AF%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88%E6%A0%B7%E7%9A%84-getting-married-in-china-671b65369529 ------ Vocabulary: 习俗 Customs, traditions | Xísú     婚礼 Wedding | hūnlǐ     寓意 Symbolism | yùyì     红枣 Red dates | hóngzǎo     早生贵子 Having kids soon | zǎoshēng guìzǐ...

Click here for transcript：https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/episode-34-%E8%BF%99%E6%89%8D%E6%98%AF%E6%AD%A3%E5%AE%97%E7%9A%84%E5%AF%B9%E5%A4%96%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%80%81%E5%B8%88-a-real-teacher-of-chinese-as-a-foreign-language-tcfl-fa625003570f Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments --------- 分不清楚 Can't tell the difference | Fēn bù qīngchǔ     偶然的机会 by chance | ǒurán de jīhuì     误打误撞 by mistake...

Click here for transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/se8-%E5%A4%A7%E6%89%AB%E9%99%A4%E5%96%BD-time-for-deep-cleaning-f2c56a81244a Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments --- Vocabulary 大扫除 Cleaning | Dàsǎochú   经历 Experiences | jīnglì     全面的 Comprehensive | quánmiàn de     有意思的 Interesting | yǒuyìsi de     扫地 Sweeping | sǎodì     消除 Eliminate | xiāochú     打扫卫生 Cleaning | dǎsǎo...

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Click here for transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/%E7%89%B9%E5%88%AB%E7%9A%84%E6%B1%82%E5%A9%9A%E6%83%8A%E5%96%9C-a-surprise-proposal-e82c45d8c975 ----------------     搬家 Moving | Bānjiā     合租 Shared Rent | hézū     世界经济论坛 World Economic Forum | shìjiè jīngjì lùntán     惊喜 Surprise | jīngxǐ     求婚 marriage proposal | qiúhūn     寻宝游戏 Scavenger Hunt | xúnbǎo yóuxì     迪士尼 Disney | díshìní     筹备 Preparations | chóubèi     ...