Lydia teaches us how to talk about body parts in Chinese, about the head and face in particular.

There are some confusing Chinese words which are difficult for language learners to distinguish. Watch and find out how to pronounce "Shu" and "Xu."

There are some confusing Chinese words which are difficult for language learners to distinguish. Watch and find out how to pronounce "Chi" and "Qi."

There are some confusing Chinese words which are difficult for language learners to distinguish. Watch and find out how to pronounce "Zhi" and "Ji."

There are some confusing Chinese words which are difficult for language learners to distinguish. Watch and find out how to pronounce "Shi" and "She."

There are some confusing Chinese words which are difficult for language learners to distinguish. Watch and find out how to pronounce "Zhao" and "Jiao."

There are some confusing Chinese words which are difficult for language learners to distinguish. Watch and find out how to pronounce "Zhe" and "Zhi."

Chinese people are very hospitable. When going to someone's home, Chinese tea makes a good gift for the host.

We begin a guided mediation. First, we should breath and relax.

Fang Chao is every Chinese parent's dream- or at least it appears that way.

Niu Aifang and Xiao Chunhua went viral after documenting their simple farm life online.

Without a word, my father came looking for me.

My father traveled outside his hometown for the first time.

Let me tell you about my father.

Why do we call Chinese New Year the Spring Festival?

How did the villagers drive away the Nian?

How did an old lady manage to scare the Nian away?

Some more differences between Shanghai and Beijing.

Why is Spring Festival called Guo Nian (passing the year)?

Our host meets a half-Beijingese, half-Shanghainese, and learns the importance of using "nin" while in Beijing.

Learn about the origin of some Chinese characters which were derived from pictures of what the characters represent.

Learn about the origin of some Chinese characters which were derived from pictures of what the characters represent.

Learn not only the meaning behind some Chinese characters, but also how they were originally derived from pictures. These characters are of the agricultural variety.

Spring, summer, autumn, winter- learn the story behind these seasonal characters.

Learn the stories behind some characters of the animal variety.

Have you ever wondered why a Chinese character is written the way it is written? The Chinese characters are logograms, unlike the English language that utilize Latin characters. The Chinese characters could be represented by pictograms, depicting one or an aggregate of pictures or ideograms depicting an idea/icon symbolically. Join us to learn the roots of some of the Chinese characters. In this episode, you will discover the formation of "horn," "flower," and "grass," to name a few.

Have you ever wondered why a Chinese character is written the way it is written? The Chinese characters are logograms, unlike the English language that utilize Latin characters. The Chinese characters could be represented by pictograms depicting one or an aggregate of pictures or ideograms depicting an idea/icon symbolically. Join us to learn the roots of some of the Chinese characters. In this episode, you will discover the formation of the "rind" of a fruit, "fur," "melon" and "fruit."

Have you ever wondered why a Chinese character is written the way it is written? The Chinese characters are logograms, unlike the English language that utilizes Latin characters. The characters could be represented by pictograms depicting one or an aggregate of pictures or ideograms depicting an idea or a borrowed word. Join us to learn the roots of some of the Chinese characters. In this episode, you will discover the formation of "pine," "peach," "willow" and "bamboo."

Learn a simple, fun way to say the four directions in Chinese as well as how to remember how to write them.

Learn about the characters used to talk about time by watching this fun and thorough explanation of how to write them and how they came about.

If you want to get into the gym routine here at a gym in China while learning Chinese, this is your chance!

Before hopping in the swimming pool, it's important to warm up. The trainer shows you how.

Training continues in "The Gym."

Find out how the contestants have been doing in their first assessment.

Wang Junshang and Zhou Lisha go head to head in their first assessment. Who's won the prize, and what will the penalty be for the one who has performed worst?

As her penalty for performing the worst, Zhou Lisha attempts to cook dinner for Wang Junshang at a new restaurant in Shanghai.

We find out just how good Zhou Lisha's cooking skills are as she makes spaghetti carbonara and tiramisu for Wang Junshang. Will she pull it off, or will it turn into Wang Junshang's punishment instead?

Wang Guanquan tries out a new set of exercise equipment at the gym in order to get the sculpted physique he's aiming for.

Wang Guanquan gets a mysterious phone call. Then, on a photo shoot, he and Zhou Lisha try to act out the part of lovers on a romantic holiday, with mixed results.

Want to know how the contestants of "The Gym" are performing and what they have been doing? Watch this video to find out.