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1:13
Intermediate
China
With Susan staying with them for Chinese New Year, Miao's family feels a bit unsure how to act in front of the foreign guest.
1:16
Intermediate
China
On their way home from the temple fair, Mai and Susan meet Mai's neighbor, Sister Liu.
1:17
Newbie
China
There are different ways to ask someone his or her name. For people who are older than us, "nin" should be used, while "ni" should be used for younger people.
1:27
Intermediate
China
Eating dumplings with different types of fillings is a traditional Chinese New Year activity.
1:36
Intermediate
China
A tradition of Chinese New Year is to eat dumplings with family but there's also another tradition within the dumplings. Can you guess what it is?
1:43
Newbie
China
Coins are traditionally incorporated into the Chinese New Year dumplings with a symbolic meaning.
1:32
Intermediate
China
Miao's family is shocked when Susan says she'll stay at their house longer.
1:10
Intermediate
China
Since she's planning on becoming independent from her family, Susan will be staying with Miao's family long-term.
1:20
Intermediate
China
The mystery of the dumplings is that the person who eats the lucky dumpling with the coin filling will be the luckiest person in the coming year.
1:14
Intermediate
China
Fighting jet lag is the worst. Miao stays up with Susan while she's attempting to adjust to the time change.
1:18
Intermediate
China
What do you do when you can't go to sleep? Do you drink milk or do you count sheep?
1:17
Intermediate
China
As one's day depends upon the morning, you might want to start waking up earlier.
1:28
Beginner
China
It's very easy to state the date in Chinese. All you need is the number plus the words "year," "month," and "day."
1:54
Intermediate
China
Susan has taken the breakfast sign from a store. What do you think she will do with it?
1:58
Intermediate
China
The family gets into an argument, debating whether Susan should sell Chinese food or Western food. Do you think that Susan is really trying to open a breakfast shop?
1:28
Beginner
China
Would you ask for your present two weeks before your actual birthday?
1:20
Intermediate
China
Have you ever tried mixing the Chinese and Western breakfasts together?
1:10
Intermediate
China
Chinese is very complicated because the same characters can have different meanings depending on the context, similar to homographs in English.
2:07
Intermediate
China
The family's neighbor is trying to introduce a girl to Xiao Wei. Let's see how things go.
1:26
Intermediate
China
One should never judge a person by his or her appearance. It's what's inside that counts.
1:05
Intermediate
China
What would you do if someone were to set you on with a blind date?
1:25
Beginner
China
There are two ways of introducing people to others. One is more formal and the other is more causal.
1:04
Intermediate
China
A blind date is a traditional way to meet new people. In present day China, many couples are still formed in this way.
1:18
Intermediate
China
In order to escape the blind date, Mai Miao and Susan plan to call Xiao Wei so that he can have an excuse to leave early. What would you do to escape such an awkward event?
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