Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101.com. Even after living in China for a few months or years, you might feel like a bit of an outsider surrounded by so many Chinese people. But what you may not realize is that in most of the major cities in China: Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, nearly everyone you’ll meet is an outsider. In our Advanced Audio Blog for today, read about this first-hand with a blog post that talks about what it’s really like to be an outsider living in Beijing. Learning Chinese with ChineseClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Chinese. In this Chinese blog post, our hostess talks plainly about what it’s like to live in Beijing as someone who wasn’t born here. Do Beijingers have it better off? She’s not convinced and neither are we. But living in the capital of China as an outsider isn’t easy either. Join us and learn why, and watch as your Chinese gets better and better in the process. This is an advanced blog written in native-level Chinese. So listen in, and then come back to ChineseClass101.com for more fantastic lessons. And leave us a message while you’re there!
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Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101.com. In our Advanced Audio Blog for today, our Chinese hostess looks at another part of growing up in China: living up to parental expectations to get a good job and make a lot of money. Why is there such an emphasis on getting a good job but almost no emphasis on living a good life? As she looks at her own life and those of her friends, our hostess asks why Chinese people are so prone to seeing life as a trade-off between success in love and success in business. Is this a specifically Chinese viewpoint, or is it something more general? If you ever suffered through unrelenting admonitions to get a well-paying job and then…then…what? Then this lesson is for you.
Learning Chinese with ChineseClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Chinese. In this Chinese Advanced Audio Blog, our Chinese hostess summons references to ancient Chinese philosophers to wage war on those who think the most important thing in life is money. And if you’re new to ChineseClass101.com, remember that this blog is entirely in Mandarin. That makes it a tough read but a great chance to practice your Chinese comprehension skills! And rest assured, if you have any trouble with the translation, visit us at ChineseClass101.com for a detailed transcript with a full translation and other lesson notes.
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Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101.com. If you think it is hard keeping up with the relentless pace of technology in the West, try living in a Chinese village. Imagine you are a young village girl setting eyes on a computer at the ripe age of eighteen. Your American counterpart had already been playing on their Gameboy since the age of four. There is a lot of ground to cover if you want to be up to speed. But for most young Chinese, the leap into the twenty-first century comes with dangers too as youth rely too heavily on the Internet and their computers as friends and companions.
Learning Chinese with ChineseClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Chinese. In this Chinese Advanced Audio Blog, you will get your Mandarin up to speed as our host gets her technology bearings. Remember, this blog is entirely in Mandarin - so practice your Chinese comprehension skills while you listen! And if you have any trouble with the translation, visit us at ChineseClass101.com for more fantastic Chinese lessons and learning materials, including the lesson notes to accompany this lesson. Leave us a message while you’re there.
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Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101.com. Get off my porch you Chinese kids! We couldn’t help ourselves. Those were our thoughts after reading today’s Advanced Chinese Audio Blog, which is all about how tough it is to be a child of the 1980s in China. Not surprisingly, our blog for today was written by a card-carrying member of the first generation born after the Cultural Revolution. Penning for you her lazily romantic college days, our post-80s writer shares her thoughts about what it’s like to live and love in China these days. And while we think this is a great read, we’ll admit it also prompted us to think “Stop with the whining and get married already!” Learning Chinese with ChineseClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Chinese. In this Chinese Advanced Audio Blog, you will hear what it’s like to grow up in China today and how kids are dealing with the pressure, pressure, pressure from their parents to avoid relationships throughout college, and then get married for life the moment they graduate. As our Chinese hostess writes today, parents may turn on a dime when it comes to parental approval of their children’s relationships, but that’s only because they care about their children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. If you’re an advanced Mandarin student, you’re going to love this story. So be sure to check it out, and then come back to ChineseClass101.com for more fantastic lessons and stories once you’re done.
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Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101.com. We met a student from Boston University who came to China for the summer to learn Chinese and to escape the heat and mosquitoes. “I thought China would be a lot better,” he said with a sigh before showing us an arm covered with bites. Now he knows the bitter truth. You haven’t experienced a mosquito attack until you’ve seen the tank-sized bloodsuckers that prowl the airways of Beijing looking for unsuspecting flesh. Some of you may be laughing, thinking we’re just exaggerating our China stories. You’ll learn when you get here: these are fearsome creatures of darkness, and if you come to China, it’s best to be prepared.
Learning Chinese with ChineseClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Chinese. In this Chinese Advanced Audio Blog, you will hear about our hostess’ struggle to survive a prolonged stay in a mosquito infested school in rural China. Imagine her surprise when she came to Beijing and found the insect situation even worse. This isn’t exactly a horror story, but to learn more about Beijing’s dark side and also learn some Chinese tips on keeping the bloodsuckers at bay, tune in to this is advanced audio blog, and then come back to ChineseClass101.com for more fantastic lessons.
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