Chinese Daily Life
Beginner - Intermediate
189 Videos
A Perfumer describes his beautiful spacious home and How it's ideal for his pets.
32 Episodes
Morning in the Park
Chinese-Style Love
The Culture of Gift-Giving in China
A Social Experiment
Can Your Dog Save Your Life?
Does UV Light Attract Mosquitoes?
Is Cigarette Smoke More Harmful than Car Exhaust?
Is Flour Explosive?
A Joke Is Truth Wrapped in a Smile
Life of a Chinese Housewife
Why Do Women Love to Go Window Shopping?
Back-to-School Tips
Zhuli Kosa
Skateboarding
The Puzzles of the Buildings on the Bund
Icy Tan in Wonderland
Speed Youth
Little Fashion Icon
Timely Love
Five Golden Flowers
Mr. C's farm
Uncle Harley
Happy Chinese
Death Simulator
Perfumer and his 25 cats
We are lesbians
I am enough - Buy less, choose well.
Matchmaking
How to properly wear a face mask
When and how to use masks
What do Beijingers think of Shanghai?
Street interview: Have you thought about "run away"
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1:28
Intermediate
China
Have you ever thought about growing and raising your own food? That is what C is doing. Let's hear his story.
1:23
Intermediate
China
At first, farmers in the new area didn't trust C's farming method. In order to convince them, C took the farmers on a tour of one of his farms.
1:49
Intermediate
China
While many consider the world Mother Earth, C has a different thought about this: As the land is our child, we must take good care of it.
1:08
Intermediate
China
Owning a Harley Davidson is the dream of many freedom-seeking men.
1:15
Intermediate
China
Riding a Harley also requires one to train his body to take on the challenge of long journeys.
1:10
Intermediate
China
Although it's hard to find true freedom, a Harley provides you with this sense.
1:04
Intermediate
China
A Harley will make you forget about your age and follow your heart.
1:22
Beginner
China
Susan is visiting her friend for Spring Festival. Let's see how a Chinese family celebrates this holiday.
1:59
Beginner
China
Susan accidentally runs into her friend's family members in the street. Not knowing who they are, she is given the wrong directions and heads further away from the house.
1:25
Beginner
China
There are two ways to say hello in Chinese: "ni hao," the informal way, and "nin hao," the manner that shows respect.
1:38
Beginner
China
After receiving the wrong directions, Susan is now lost and needs to find her way to her friend's home.
2:00
Beginner
China
Although Susan has finally found her way, her friend's family mistakes her for another person.
1:51
Beginner
China
Things get weirder when Susan gets mistaken for Xiao Wei's girlfriend.
1:34
Beginner
China
When Mai Miao returns home, everything finally becomes clear.
2:26
Beginner
China
After Mai Miao introduces Susan to her family, they happily celebrate the New Year.
1:38
Intermediate
China
Miao's uncle decides to treat their American visitor, Susan, in a "diplomatic" fashion.
1:42
Intermediate
China
Miao and Susan play a prank on Xiao Yong, making him believe that Miao has undergone a transformation.
1:35
Intermediate
China
"Bài Nián" is a term for the Spring Festival tradition of paying visits to family and friends.
2:00
Intermediate
China
While saying blessings is another Chinese Spring Festival tradition, one has to be careful of the blessings he or she chooses!
1:33
Intermediate
China
When Miao's uncle accidentally gets drunk in an attempt to keep up his image, how will his image fare?
1:45
Intermediate
China
Although getting drunk can be fun, it just might get in the way of one's attempt to convey a positive image.
1:04
Intermediate
China
When adjectives are used as predicates in Chinese, there are three forms: affirmative, negative and interrogative.
1:34
Intermediate
China
People often do crazy things when they are drunk. What kind of show have you put on in that state?
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?
1:30
Intermediate
China
Well, well, well... It appears that someone has changed his mind regarding blind dates.
1:00
Intermediate
China
Even though Xiao Wei has changed his mind, Susan still goes forward with her rescue plan.
1:32
Beginner
China
The "is" word sentence is a very common sentence pattern in Chinese. Many sentences can be formed using this sentence structure.
0:56
Intermediate
China
When Susan messes up Xiao Wei's blind date, Auntie is forced to step in.
1:14
Intermediate
China
As a means of showing her gratitude, Susan plans to make American food for the whole family.
1:24
Intermediate
China
Have you ever tried the authentic American breakfast-hamburger?
2:04
Intermediate
China
Susan is making lunch. What do you think she'll make?
1:23
Beginner
China
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."
2:17
Intermediate
China
Burgers are great but how would you feel if you were to eat it three meals a day?
1:12
Intermediate
China
So who's going to put an end to this endless burger weekend.
1:16
Intermediate
China
Be careful of what you want to express in Chinese as the world order is also important.
1:14
Intermediate
China
Someone finally has enough courage to talk to Susan about her big burger feast.
1:14
Intermediate
China
And now Susan made a change to her American burger and turned it into the Chinese burger.
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