• 2 minutes 37 seconds
    Chinese Lesson Blurb: Christmas Cards and Cartoons

    Learning why certain characters aren't used in sound words can be very helpful in both remembering vocabulary. Also in this episode, Laura puts her pronunciation on the line.

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    21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!

    15 January 2026, 12:53 am
  • 9 minutes 12 seconds
    關於聖誕節的提問 – 第一集 A Christmas Quiz – part one

    Christmas may be a Christian holiday, but they talk about it in Chinese countries. Take a Christmas quiz to learn fascinating facts about Christmas while discovering how Chinese speakers think about the holiday in their own language.

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    21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!

    15 December 2025, 5:51 pm
  • 3 minutes 15 seconds
    My New Robot Slave 我新的機器人奴隸

    I grew up watching the Jetsons cartoon, but never imagined there would be robots in my lifetime that would work for me!

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    21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!

    25 November 2025, 1:27 am
  • 6 minutes 25 seconds
    飛行失敗 Failure to Fly

    Sometimes a child's imagination tests the limits of reality.

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    21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!

    6 November 2025, 2:33 am
  • 5 minutes 38 seconds
    世界是如何被創造的 第二篇 How the World was Created (part two)

    Ancient, verifiable records about creation have also been translated into Chinese. Here is part two about that.

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    21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!

    9 October 2025, 1:28 am
  • 5 minutes 12 seconds
    世界是如何被創造的 第一篇 How the World was Created (part one)

    Some things are so obvious that people say it must be more complicated, but when you have a verifiable record there is reason for confidence.

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    2 September 2025, 9:21 pm
  • 5 minutes 1 second
    The Awning Fell Down 遮陽蓬掉下來了

    Sometimes the most ordinary things can get exciting very quickly!

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    6 August 2025, 2:56 am
  • 7 minutes 17 seconds
    你是年老了或只是守舊而已? Are you old or just out of style?

    Understanding the connotations of words is very useful in communication. In this episode, we explain how a shocking misunderstanding led to a much better understanding of Chinese words for "old."

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    21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!

    9 July 2025, 6:41 pm
  • 4 minutes 14 seconds
    How to Catch a Mouse 怎麼捕捉老鼠

    When you have to deal with invaders, you need to be smart and efficient about it. Otherwise you risk being overrun by the hordes.

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    21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!

    27 May 2025, 8:35 pm
  • 4 minutes 16 seconds
    Chinese Lesson Blurb: 理解「起來」怎麼用 Understanding How to Use 起來

    Sometimes it's helpful to be able to expression your perception of things or understand when someone else is wants you to know how things are affecting them. There is a key character combination that is part of that.

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    21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!

    5 May 2025, 2:19 am
  • 5 minutes 49 seconds
    我飼養的雞如何幫我學習中文的相反詞 How My Chickens Help Me Learn Opposites in Chinese

    Keeping your opposite straight in a new language can be a challenge, but my chickens help make the concepts stick in my head.

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    16 April 2025, 7:58 pm
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