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HSK 2 - Complete 150 Vocabulary Words & Sentence Examples - Beginner Chinese - with TIMESTAMPSMandarin Corner2022-03-23 | Learn the most basic 300 Chinese words and sentences with our HSK 1 and now, HSK 2 Complete Vocabulary Courses. These courses are presented in our unique Think in Chinese method that focuses on understanding what you are memorizing and pronouncing, instead of just rote memorization. Become a Mandarin Corner Supporter and drill the videos' content with flashcards as well as download audio file, video and PDF.
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3) Finally, you can support us through WeChat or Alipay: http://www.mandarincorner.org/support-us-with-wechatWhy Chinese and Foreigners View Friendship Differently? - Intermediate Chinese - Chinese PodcastMandarin Corner2024-10-14 | Eileen and guest Kirk discuss the reasons why foreigners might find friendships with Chinese different than they are used to in their own country.
Topics Discussed: 1. Do you have a lot of foreign friends? 2. Why is it difficult for foreigners to make Chinese friends in China? 3. When was your first time making foreign friends? 4. What are the differences in communication between with foreigners and Chinese? 5. Do foreigners talk about their personal family situations (in initial meetings)? 6. Are you more guarded chatting with Chinese people? 7. What is the sense of boundaries among Chinese people? 8. Why do Chinese people make primarily friends superficially? 9. What does it mean when Chinese people think foreigners are "open"? 10. What are the differences in activities between foreign friends and Chinese friends? 11. Do Chinese people primarily befriend foreigners to learn English? 12. Do Chinese friends lend money to each other, and do foreigners do the same? 13. Why is it difficult for Chinese people to be friends with those older than themselves? 14. People from which country would you prefer to be friends with?
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4) Become a member of our channel and get some great perks!Indonesian Muslim Woman Talks About Wearing a Hijab and Learning Chinese - Intermediate - ChineseMandarin Corner2024-09-30 | Eileen interviews a Indonesian Muslim woman to find out about why she wears a hijab, other aspects of Islam and her experiences in learning Chinese.
List of Topics: 1. Why study Chinese? 2. Is it easier to find a job in Indonesia if you speak Chinese? 3. Experience studying in China. 4. How did she find food for Muslims in China? 5. How did she pray in China? 6. Interesting experiences living in China as a Muslim 7. When do Muslim girls start wearing hijabs? 8. What are the Islamic regulations for wearing hijabs? 9. How did she feel when she first started wearing a hijab? 10. Does wearing a hijab bring any inconveniences? 11. Are there any specific styles or color requirements for hijabs? 12. Do Muslim women need to cut their hair? 13. Do Muslim men tend to choose women who wear hijab? 14. Are there any clothing requirements for Muslim men? 15. Is it fair that Muslim men can wear shorts but women cannot? 16. Are Muslim women forced to wear hijab? 17. If women are all covered up, how do men judge if a woman is attractive? 18. How did you meet your husband? 19. What are the ceremonies in an Islamic wedding? 21. Can Muslims have intimate acts before marriage? 22. Does every Muslim pray five times a day? 23. How early do Muslims get up to pray? 24. Regarding Ramadan: no eating, no drinking during the day, do they have energy to work? 25. Her experience learning Chinese.
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4) Become a member of our channel and get some great perks!Why Chinese Guys Dont Want To Get Married Anymore? - Chinese Audio Podcast - Intermediate ChineseMandarin Corner2024-09-16 | China appears to be heading towards a demographic collapse due to the country's low birth rate. Because the decrease in birth rate is directly related to China's decrease in marriages, there is a sentiment that the problem of low marriages and birth rate is primarily due to Chinese women not wanting to get married. But, this is not entirely true because now, more and more Chinese men do not want to get married. Why is this? Eileen and podcast guest, Yi Hao discussed the reasons for this new Chinese phenomenon.
List of Topics 1. The cost of marriage for Chinese men 2. The bride price that must be paid in order to marry a Chinese woman 2. Brides need to get paid to get on and off the wedding cars 3. Brides need to get paid to call men’s parents “mom” and “dad” 4. The cost for dating a woman 5. Are Chinese women materialistic? 6. Countless festivals in which men need to buy women gifts 7. Why is it exhausting for men to be married? 8. Chinese women are drama-queens 9. Society belittles men, yet constantly praises women 10. Why is it hard for a divorced man get a wife again? 11. Why is it risky for men to marry? 12. Women are cheating more?
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*List of Topics Discussed:* 1.Why did China first castrate men and later, boys? 2.Why didn’t the emperors only use female attendants to attend to the concubines? 3.Why did emperors had a time limits when having sex with their concubines? 4.What kind of people would want to become eunuchs? 5.Could anyone who wanted to be a eunuch become one? 6.What was the process of castration like? 7.What was the mortality rate for castrated boys? 8.Why did the Qing Dynasty check eunuchs’ genital area every three years? 9.Why did eunuchs leak urine? 10.What did eunuchs do with their severed penises and scrotums? 11.Why did eunuchs visit brothels? 12.Why did eunuchs would have relationships with female attendants? 13.Did eunuchs have a sexual drive? 14.What happened to eunuchs after the fall of the Qing Dynasty? 15.Four famous eunuchs in Chinese history
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*List of Questions:* 1. Why did he come to China? 2. His first impressions of China 3. His experiences of racism in China 4. His legal battle with Chinese employers 5. Is it more difficult for Blacks to find jobs in China? 6. Cultural differences in dating between China and the US 7. Differences between Chinese and American girls 8. Meeting his Chinese girlfriend’s family 9. How did he learn Chinese? 10. Advice for Blacks who want to come to China to work
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Street interview is the best format to provide Mandarin students with a variety of Chinese accents and unscripted, casual, REAL spoken Chinese conversation - not the artificial, standard Mandarin conversations you get from Chinese teachers interviewing other Chinese teachers or interviewing Chinese language students who are accomplished Mandarin speakers. You will very rarely hear these level of putonghua on the streets of China!
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*List of Questions Asked:* 1. What does “leftover men” mean? 2. Why are they “left over”? 3. Is financial pressure a reason for the “leftover men” phenomenon? 4. Are women receiving more education and making more money the reasons for “leftover men”? 5. Is gender imbalance a reason? 6. Any advice for “leftover men”? 7. What stereotypes do people have of “leftover men”? 8. Will this phenomenon bring any negative impact on society? 9. Do you know any “leftover men”?
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3) Finally, you can support us through WeChat or Alipay: http://www.mandarincorner.org/support-us-with-wechatCultural Differences Between Mainland Chinese and Malaysian Chinese - Intermediate ChineseMandarin Corner2024-07-01 | Eileen interviews a mainland Chinese who has lived and done business in Malaysia for over 10 years to find out what are the cultural differences he has discovered between mainland and Malaysian Chinese and how these differences affect business and social interactions.
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How do Chinese rate their physical appearance? Eileen hits the streets of Guilin to find out!
List of Questions Asked:
1. How beautiful or handsome are you?
2. Do you spend time on your appearance? Will you consider plastic surgery?
3. What part of yourself is the most beautiful?
4. Which part do you think can best reflect a guy or a girl's beauty?
5. Is height important?
6. Appearance and personality, which is more important?
7. Is it important to be beautiful or handsome?
8. What do you value the most in your partner? Appearance, personality or money?
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3) Finally, you can support us through WeChat or Alipay: http://www.mandarincorner.org/support-us-with-wechatAre Chinese Obsessed with White Skin? - Chinese Street Interview - Intermediate ChineseMandarin Corner2024-04-20 | Street interview is the best format to provide Mandarin students with a variety of Chinese accents and unscripted, casual, REAL spoken Chinese conversation - not the artificial, standard Mandarin conversations you get from Chinese teachers interviewing other Chinese teachers or interviewing Chinese language students who are accomplished Mandarin speakers. You will very rarely hear these type of talk on the streets of China!
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Having white skin is the top characteristic desired by the majority of Chinese women wanting to adhere to Chinese beauty standards. But, why is white skin so valued? Eileen goes to the streets of Zhongshan to find out!
List of Questions Asked: 1: What’s your reaction after watching this controversial ad? 2: Do you agree with the Chinese saying: white skin covers three ugliness? 3: Do you use whitening products? 4: Why is having white skin so important in China? 5: Are these two black guys handsome? 6: Do celebrities with perfect skin make Chinese girls feel insecure?
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*List of Topics* 1.How did he start learning Chinese? 2.What happened when he first went to a school full of Chinese kids? 3.Was he bullied and punished in his Chinese school because he was Indian? 4.What has been the benefits for him to learn Chinese? 5.Why is the Malaysian economy dominated by Malaysian Chinese? 6.What kind of jobs do Indians usually do in Malaysian? 7.Homeless people in Malaysia are actually NOT homeless? 8.When Malaysian Chinese hear you speak Chinese, what has been their reactions? 9.Has he heard some Malaysian Chinese speak bad about him for being Indian? 10.Why do Malaysian Chinese parents tell their kids that Indians will get them if they misbehave? 11.As an Indian in Malaysia, what challenges did he face growing up? 12.Among the three major races in Malaysia, is there prejudice against each other? 13.Malaysian Chinese don’t want to be neighbors with Indians? 14.Malaysian Chinese don’t like to rent apartments to Indians? 15.Do Indians date and marry other races in Malaysia? 16.His experience dating Malaysian Chinese and Malays girls. 17.Why Chinese and Indians might not want their kids marry a Malay? 18.Why do Indians like to eat with their hands? 19.Why do Indians shake their head while speaking? 20.Why do Indian women put a dot on their forehead? 21.Have he been to India and China? What was his impressions? 22.Differences between Chinese and Malaysian Chinese language? 23.How did he start to teach Chinese and opened a language school?
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*List of Topics* 1)Why did he go to Thailand? 2)What did he find it difficult to adjust to? 3)Why are there many Taiwanese businesses in Thailand? 4)What is the most important skill you need to start a business in Thailand? 5)Do many Thais speak Chinese? 6)Why did he start a business in Thailand? 7)Many South East countries discriminate against Chinese but Thai do not. Why? 8)How to distinguish pure Thais from Thai-Chinese? 9)Do foreigners need to partner with a Thai to establish a business in Thailand? 10)How much money do foreigners need to set up a Thai business? 11)How many Thai employees do foreign employers need to hire? 12)How did his business survive the difficult times during the pandemic? 13)Why do Russian come to his school to study Chinese and English instead of Thai? 14)Why do some foreigners come to his school to study Chinese instead of going to China? 15)What are some pitfalls foreigners face when hiring Thai workers to remodel their business locations? 16)What are some of the difficulties that arise due to work cultural differences between Thai workers and their foreign employers? 17)How does the Thai life values and work habits conflict with the expectations of westerns and Chinese employers? 18)What is the Thai view on timeliness and how does it clash with Chinese and western expectations? 19)How do Thai and Taiwanese girls differ in dating?
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*List of Topics* 1. What kind of alcohol do Chinese drink?
2. Why is alcohol drinking important in China? We discuss it from the following three aspects: social, work place and business dealings.
3. What rules do Chinese drinkers need to follow?
4. Why Chinese hire people to drink for them
5. We discuss a law that requires drinkers to make sure others get home safely
6. How do Chinese pressure others to drink more?
7. What excuses do Chinese use to avoid drinking?
8. Differences in drinking culture between the south and the north?
9. Differences in drinking between Japan, South Korea and China
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*List of Topics* 1.How drastically has the Chinese marriage rate changed? 2.Four main reasons Chinese girls don't want to get married 3.Chinese girls’ thoughts on growing old alone 4.The impact this phenomenon has on Chinese birthrate and economy 5.Why are Chinese girls are buying sex toys 6.How will Chinese society look like if people don’t marry? 7.AI and Robots: can it prevent single Chinese girls from feeling lonely?
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This story is also accompanied by Hanzi, Pinyin, English translations *AND literal translations.* The literal translations allows you to *learn Chinese vocabulary without having to constantly stop the video and refer to a dictionary!*
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The story is slowly narrated and accompanied by Hanzi, Pinyin, English translations *AND literal translations.* The literal translations allows you to learn Chinese vocabulary without having to constantly stop the video and refer to a dictionary!
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The story is slowly narrated and accompanied by Hanzi, Pinyin, English translations *AND literal translations.* The literal translations allows you to learn Chinese vocabulary without having to constantly stop the video and refer to a dictionary!
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Tattoos are super popular in the West? But what about in China? Eileen went to the streets of Ningbo to find out!
List of Questions Asked: Q1 What’s your impression of people with tattoos? Q2 Do tattoos look better on muscular or thinner guys? Q3: Does having tattoos make it difficult to find a partner? Q4: Will having tattoos interfere with getting a job? Q5 Have you considered getting a tattoo? Q6 Do you know anyone who has tattoos? Q7: Do people with tattoos look sexy?
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In a prior street interview, Eileen asked Chinese girls what complaints they have about Chinese guys. But what about guys? What complaints do Chinese guys have about Chinese girls? Eileen went to the streets of Ningbo to find out!
List of Questions Asked: Q1: What do you want to complain about girls?
Q2: What complaints do your male friends have about girls?
Q3: Have you seen online discussions where men complain about certain types of girls?
Common Complaints on The Internet:
1.Girls Always Accuse Guys of Being a “Straight Man” 2.Saying One Thing, But Meaning Another 3.Being Controlling 4.Demanding Guys to Reply to Their Messages Within Seconds 5.Having Double Standards 6.Asking Boring Questions 7.Demanding Guys to Carry Their Handbags 8.Girls That Smoke and Drink 9.Having Princess Syndrome 10.Taking Too Long to Dress 11.Having No Sense of Direction 12.Whatever Guys Say Is Wrong 13.Asking Guys to Prove Their Love
Also watch: Complaints Chinese Girls Have About Chinese Guys youtu.be/F8PzAJzQ4oM
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Questions asked: 1.Why is Chinese cheating increasing? 2.What’s considered cheating? 3.Emotional and physical cheating, which one is worse? 4.If your partner cheated, what would you do? 5.If there were kids, would you stay in the marriage for their sake? 6.What would you do if you felt unhappy in your marriage? 7.Do you have friends who cheated? 8.Who’s more likely to cheat? Men or women? 9.If you caught your best friend’s partner cheating, what would you do? 10.Who faces greater social pressure due to cheating: men or women?
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Questions asked: 1. What percentage of women cheat and why? 2. Emotional and physical cheating, which one is worse? 3. What’s considered cheating? Does going to prostitutes count?
4. If your partner cheated, what would you do? 5. If there were kids, would you stay in the marriage for their sake? 6.Would you beat the mistress?
7. Would you cheat in the future? 8. If your best friend cheated, what would you do? 9. Who faces greater social pressure due to cheating: men or women?
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What reactions does a Chinese girl face when she decides to marry a foreigner in China? What challenges arise from being in a relationship where the couple has very different cultures? Eileen interviews Jane to find out!
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