Chinese Daily Life
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A Perfumer describes his beautiful spacious home and How it's ideal for his pets.

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Skateboarding Part 3

Meet Hu Tianyou and Wang Yiqing, skateboarders from Shanghai.

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Skateboarding Part 2

Xie Wenkai recalls how he met his friends, Wang Yiqing and Hu Tianyou, who also shared his love for skateboarding.

Skateboarding

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
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Skateboarding Part 1

Meet Xie Wenkai, a skateboarder from Shanghai.

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Each one of us who comes to the Bund is adding his or her own piece to a beautiful puzzle.

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The Astor House Hotel was the setting for the story of American journalist Helen Foster Snow.

The Puzzles of the Buildings on the Bund

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The story of the entire modern city of Shanghai began with the Bund.

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Find out why artist Icy Tan doesn't believe in simply living in her own world.

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Artist Icy Tan draws her inspiration from the stories of her friends.

Icy Tan in Wonderland

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Meet Icy Tan, a freelance artist. The theme of her work: life.

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Zhuli Kosa Part 2

The owner of Zhuli Kosa details the painstaking efforts made in creating the ideal place to stay for Zhujiajiao visitors.

Zhuli Kosa

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
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Zhuli Kosa Part 1

Zhuli Kosa is a hotel in the ancient water town of Zhujiajiao. The interior design concept aims to ‘relive the olden days of the Song Dynasty’, when Japanese aesthetics were de rigeur.

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
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Back-to-School Tips Part 2

Students, no matter how hard you feel school life is now, you're going to remember it as the best time of your lives!

Back-to-School Tips

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Back-to-School Tips Part 1

Attention new students! Remember to greet your senior classmates when making requests. You'll be surprised.

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What are the PM2.5 and carbon monoxide levels for a cigarette smoked inside a car?

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A car is pulled into a closed garage. What will be the effects of air pollution?

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Cigarette smoke and car exhaust go head to head in carbon monoxide and air pollution level comparisons.

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How serious is the pollution caused from smoking two cigarettes in a row?

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How do anti-mosquito lamps fare with human flesh in the room?

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Just how effective are anti-mosquito lamps in a room full of mosquitos?

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To test the effectiveness of anti-mosquito lamps on mosquitoes, we'll first need some mosquitoes.

Does UV Light Attract Mosquitoes?

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Do mosquitoes prefer UV light or human flesh?

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Is Flour Explosive? Part 4

The effects of powder explosions can be devastating.

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Is Flour Explosive? Part 3

An upgraded version of the experiment to prove or disprove the combustibility of flour quickly turns into a dangerous situation.

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China

Is Flour Explosive? Part 2

An experiment to prove or disprove the combustibility of flour is upgraded to include more contact between flour and air.

Is Flour Explosive?

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Is Flour Explosive? Part 1

Is flour combustible?

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Wowola renovates her home in order to create more space for everyone in the family.

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In addition to being a stay-at-home mom, she's also a cartoonist.

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

A Social Experiment Part 2

Not one, but two unexpected events occur.

Life of a Chinese Housewife

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Wowola has been a stay-at-home mom for over four years.

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Larger dogs are put to the test: Will they help their owners in desperate situations?

A Social Experiment

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

A Social Experiment Part 1

A young girl sees a cleaning worker in trouble. What does she do?

Can Your Dog Save Your Life?

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Would dogs help their owners in times of need?

Chinese-Style Love

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Chinese-Style Love Part 1

Didn't love used to be simpler? This video certainly thinks so. With rising incomes and living standards comes rising expectations when it comes to finding "The One." This video looks at the importance of money in the marriage fortunes of Chinese men.

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Chinese-Style Love Part 2

More on contemporary Chinese attitudes toward love and marriage, including how those views changed in response to a controversial 2011 marriage law and the Japanese earthquake. There's now a new realization that home ownership is not the most important prerequisite for tying the knot.

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Some more differences between Shanghai and Beijing.

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

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It's time for more impressions of Beijing.

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Is there anything about Shanghai that's better than Beijing?

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Not all Beijingers have been to Shanghai, but they've certainly heard of its main attractions.

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What complaints do Beijingers have about the Shanghainese?

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What is a Beijinger's first impressions of Shanghai?

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Have cab drivers in Beijing been to Shanghai or met Shanghainese people before?

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What are some differences between Shanghainese and Beijingers?

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How well would a Beijinger speak Shanghainese?

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China Daily Life continues to ask Beijingers if they've been to Shanghai and why they've had the chance to frequent the cosmopolitan city.

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Chinese Daily Life speaks with Beijingers on their thoughts about Shanghainese people.

What do Beijingers think of Shanghai?

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In this episode of Chinese Daily Life, we find out what Beijingers think of Shanghai?

How to properly wear a face mask

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In this video, we demonstrate how to properly wear, remove and dispose of a medical mask.

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To make something past tense in Chinese is very simple. Just add "le" at the end and the sentence is now past tense.

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The handy sentence in learning Chinese is "what's this called in Chinese?"

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There are three ways to say thank you in Chinese depending on the person that you are thanking. And to say you are welcome, you can simply say "no thanks."

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Exercising is about cultivating one's body as well as mind.

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Exercising is a very important part of life at any age.

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The "is" word sentence is a very common sentence pattern in Chinese. Many sentences can be formed using this sentence structure.

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There are two ways of introducing people to others. One is more formal and the other is more causal.

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Would you ask for your present two weeks before your actual birthday?

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It's very easy to state the date in Chinese. All you need is the number plus the words "year," "month," and "day."

Little Fashion Icon

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Cutie pie Wang You Han went viral after his parents posted photos of him on Weibo. Let's take a look at this new fashion icon.

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difficulty - Beginner Beginner
China

Happy Chinese Part 8

After Mai Miao introduces Susan to her family, they happily celebrate the New Year.

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difficulty - Beginner Beginner
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Happy Chinese Part 7

When Mai Miao returns home, everything finally becomes clear.

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