生词表   女王 Queen  农历 Chinese Lunar Calendar  爱国 patriotic  诗人 Poet  常识 common knowledge  古代 ancient  分裂 separated  楚国 The country of Chu  龙舟 dragon boat  粽子 sticky rice dumpling  This podcast aims to help intermediate to high level Chinese (Mandarin) learners develop their listing skills. With some good content to listen to every day, you will be more and more familiar with this language. I will only speak Chinese (Mandarin) in these episodes, with occasional English explanations for difficult words/expressions.  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenewchinese   The New Chinese Podcastへようこそ、私はバリーです。これは、中国語の中級、上級の学習者向けプログラムです。毎日聞くのに適したコンテンツがあれば、中国語にますます慣れることができます。私はこれらの中国語のみを話します。難しい単語や表現について時々英語で説明する。  Facebookで僕に連絡するには：www.facebook.com/thenewchinese --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thenewchinese/message

生词表  自学 learn by oneself 省钱 save money 灵活 flexible 现代 modern（post 1949) 日本 Japan 国际 international 交流 communication/exchange 基金会 foundation 横滨 Yokohama 中华街/唐人街 Chinatown 历史 history This podcast aims to help intermediate to high level Chinese (Mandarin) learners develop their listing skills. With some good content to listen to every day, you will be more and more familiar with this language. I will only speak Chinese (Mandarin) in these episodes, with occasional English explanations for difficult words/expressions.  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenewchinese  The New Chinese Podcastへようこそ、私はバリーです。これは、中国語の中級、上級の学習者向けプログラムです。毎日聞くのに適したコンテンツがあれば、中国語にますます慣れることができます。私はこれらの中国語のみを話します。難しい単語や表現について時々英語で説明する。  Facebookで僕に連絡するには：www.facebook.com/thenewchinese --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thenewchinese/message

生词表 活动 activity / event 当代艺术 contemporary arts 美术馆 museum of arts 发表 publish 代际 intergenerational  经济 economy 社会 society 人口 population 平均寿命 average life This podcast aims to help intermediate to high level Chinese (Mandarin) learners develop their listing skills. With some good content to listen to every day, you will be more and more familiar with this language. I will only speak Chinese (Mandarin) in these episodes, with occasional English explanations for difficult words/expressions.  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenewchinese The New Chinese Podcastへようこそ、私はバリーです。これは、中国語の中級、上級の学習者向けプログラムです。毎日聞くのに適したコンテンツがあれば、中国語にますます慣れることができます。私はこれらの中国語のみを話します。難しい単語や表現について時々英語で説明する。  Facebookで僕に連絡するには：www.facebook.com/thenewchinese --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thenewchinese/message

生词表　 避免 Avoid  会员费 membership fee  浪费 waste of something  跑步机 treadmill  申办奥运 apply to host Olympic  全民健身 all citizens exercise  This podcast aims to help intermediate to high level Chinese (Mandarin) learners develop their listing skills. With some good content to listen to every day, you will be more and more familiar with this language. I will only speak Chinese (Mandarin) in these episodes, with occasional English explanations for difficult words/expressions.  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenewchinese         The New Chinese Podcastへようこそ、私はバリーです。これは、中国語の中級、上級の学習者向けプログラムです。毎日聞くのに適したコンテンツがあれば、中国語にますます慣れることができます。私はこれらの中国語のみを話します。難しい単語や表現について時々英語で説明する。  Facebookで僕に連絡するには：www.facebook.com/thenewchinese --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thenewchinese/message

生词表 重大的 important 露天 outdoor 体育赛事  sports event 奥林匹克运动会 Olympics 紧急事态宣言 emergency declaration (in Japan) 代表团 delegation This podcast aims to help intermediate to high level Chinese (Mandarin) learners develop their listing skills. With some good content to listen to every day, you will be more and more familiar with this language. I will only speak Chinese (Mandarin) in these episodes, with occasional English explanations for difficult words/expressions.  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenewchinese        The New Chinese Podcastへようこそ、私はバリーです。これは、中国語の中級、上級の学習者向けプログラムです。毎日聞くのに適したコンテンツがあれば、中国語にますます慣れることができます。私はこれらの中国語のみを話します。難しい単語や表現について時々英語で説明する。  Facebookで僕に連絡するには：www.facebook.com/thenewchinese --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thenewchinese/message

生词表  乘法口诀表/九九乘法表 Multiplication tables 共产国际 Communist International 劳动节 Labour's Day 妇女节 Women's Day 不管三七二十一 Regardless of consequence 弓箭 bow and arrow 采访 interview by media/journalist 早退 leave work/school early 特别嘉宾 special guest 一年级 year one 大名 formal name 小名 nickname (for family use) 我的世界 Minecraft the PC game 打架 fighting 武器 weapon 魔法 magic 剑 sword This podcast aims to help intermediate to high level Chinese (Mandarin) learners develop their listing skills. With some good content to listen to every day, you will be more and more familiar with this language. I will only speak Chinese (Mandarin) in these episodes, with occasional English explanations for difficult words/expressions.  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenewchinese       The New Chinese Podcastへようこそ、私はバリーです。これは、中国語の中級、上級の学習者向けプログラムです。毎日聞くのに適したコンテンツがあれば、中国語にますます慣れることができます。私はこれらの中国語のみを話します。難しい単語や表現について時々英語で説明する。  Facebookで僕に連絡するには：www.facebook.com/thenewchinese --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thenewchinese/message

生词表  采访 interview by media/journalist 早退 leave work/school early 特别嘉宾 special guest 一年级 year one 大名 formal name 小名 nickname (for family use) 我的世界 Minecraft the PC game 打架 fighting 武器 weapon 魔法 magic 剑 sword This podcast aims to help intermediate to high level Chinese (Mandarin) learners develop their listing skills. With some good content to listen to every day, you will be more and more familiar with this language. I will only speak Chinese (Mandarin) in these episodes, with occasional English explanations for difficult words/expressions.  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenewchinese      The New Chinese Podcastへようこそ、私はバリーです。これは、中国語の中級、上級の学習者向けプログラムです。毎日聞くのに適したコンテンツがあれば、中国語にますます慣れることができます。私はこれらの中国語のみを話します。難しい単語や表現について時々英語で説明する。  Facebookで僕に連絡するには：www.facebook.com/thenewchinese --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thenewchinese/message

生词表 廿 20 in Chinese 维多利亚州 State of Victoria 甘甜 sweet 宜居 = 适宜居住 good for living 印象 impression 面试 interview 迟到 late 欢迎收听The New Chinese Podcast, 我是Barry Li。这是一个适合汉语普通话中级到高级学习者练习听力的节目。This podcast aims to help intermediate to high level Chinese (Mandarin) learners develop their listing skills. With some good content to listen to every day, you will be more and more familiar with this language. I will only speak Chinese (Mandarin) in these episodes, with occasional English explanations for difficult words/expressions.  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenewchinese     The New Chinese Podcastへようこそ、私はバリーです。これは、中国語の中級、上級の学習者向けプログラムです。毎日聞くのに適したコンテンツがあれば、中国語にますます慣れることができます。私はこれらの中国語のみを話します。難しい単語や表現について時々英語で説明する。  Facebookで僕に連絡するには：www.facebook.com/thenewchinese --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thenewchinese/message

生词表 Vocabulary   触类旁通 comprehend by analogy 洪水 flood 佛教 Buddhism 账单 bill 游戏币 game coins (tokens) 成瘾 or 上瘾 addiction 年轻人 young people 欢迎收听The New Chinese Podcast, 我是Barry Li。这是一个适合汉语普通话中级到高级学习者练习听力的节目。This podcast aims to help intermediate to high level Chinese (Mandarin) learners develop their listing skills. With some good content to listen to every day, you will be more and more familiar with this language. I will only speak Chinese (Mandarin) in these episodes, with occasional English explanations for difficult words/expressions.  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenewchinese    The New Chinese Podcastへようこそ、私はバリーです。これは、中国語の中級、上級の学習者向けプログラムです。毎日聞くのに適したコンテンツがあれば、中国語にますます慣れることができます。私はこれらの中国語のみを話します。難しい単語や表現について時々英語で説明する。  Facebookで僕に連絡するには：www.facebook.com/thenewchinese --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thenewchinese/message

生词表 Vocabulary  日食=日蚀 （Solar Eclipse) 月食=月食（Lunar Eclipse) 十年一遇 (Once in a decade) 光阴荏苒 （Time flies) 弹指一挥间 (Time flies) 蚕宝宝（skil worm） 腐蚀/侵蚀 (erode） 肉眼（naked eyes) 摄影器材 （photographic equipment) 欢迎收听The New Chinese Podcast, 我是Barry Li。这是一个适合汉语普通话中级到高级学习者练习听力的节目。This podcast aims to help intermediate to high level Chinese (Mandarin) learners develop their listing skills. With some good contents to listen to every day, you will be more and more familiar with this language. I will only speak Chinese (Mandarin) in these episodes, with occasional English explanations for difficult words/expressions.  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenewchinese   The New Chinese Podcastへようこそ、私はバリーです。これは、中国語の中級、上級の学習者向けプログラムです。毎日聞くのに適したコンテンツがあれば、中国語にますます慣れることができます。私はこれらの中国語のみを話します。難しい単語や表現について時々英語で説明する。  Facebookで僕に連絡するには：www.facebook.com/thenewchinese --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thenewchinese/message

生词表 Vocabulary 日全食 (full solar eclipse) 日偏食 (partial solar eclipse) 月全食 (full lunar eclipse) 月偏食 (partial lunar eclipse) 奔走相告 (run to tell everyone) 麻婆豆腐 (mapo tofu, Goolge for the picutre) 辣子鸡丁 (chilli chicken with lots of chilli and sichuan pepper, Goolge for the picutre) 欢迎收听The New Chinese Podcast, 我是Barry Li。这是一个适合汉语普通话中级到高级学习者练习听力的节目。This podcast aims to help intermediate to high level Chinese (Mandarin) learners develop their listing skills. With some good contents to listen to every day, you will be more and more familiar with this language. I will only speak Chinese (Mandarin) in these episodes, with occasional English explanations for difficult words/expressions.  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenewchinese  The New Chinese Podcastへようこそ、私はバリーです。これは、中国語の中級、上級の学習者向けプログラムです。毎日聞くのに適したコンテンツがあれば、中国語にますます慣れることができます。私はこれらの中国語のみを話します。難しい単語や表現について時々英語で説明する。  Facebookで僕に連絡するには：www.facebook.com/thenewchinese --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thenewchinese/message

生词表 Vocabulary  跳槽 resignation for a better job  转职 transfer job (without leaving an employer)  升职 promotion  退休 retirement  离休 retirement of someone who joined CCP work before liberation in 1949  下岗 massive redundancies occurred in Chinese SOCs around year 1998-2000  下海 resignation from government/SOC in the early 90s to start private business  欢迎收听The New Chinese Podcast, 我是Barry Li。这是一个适合汉语普通话中级到高级学习者练习听力的节目。This podcast aims to help intermediate to high level Chinese (Mandarin) learners develop their listing skills. With some good contents to listen to every day, you will be more and more familiar with this language. I will only speak Chinese (Mandarin) in these episodes, with occasional English explanations for difficult words/expressions.  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenewchinese  The New Chinese Podcastへようこそ、私はバリーです。これは、中国語の中級、上級の学習者向けプログラムです。毎日聞くのに適したコンテンツがあれば、中国語にますます慣れることができます。私はこれらの中国語のみを話します。難しい単語や表現について時々英語で説明する。  Facebookで僕に連絡するには：www.facebook.com/thenewchinese --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thenewchinese/message

生词表 Vocabulary  朋友聚会 gathering with friends 登山 mountain climbing/bushwalking 最高峰 highest mountain peak 穿着裙子 wearing a skirt 博物馆 museum 水族馆 aquarium 公园 park 派对party 野餐 picnic 欢迎收听The New Chinese Podcast, 我是Barry Li。这是一个适合汉语普通话中级到高级学习者练习听力的节目。This podcast aims to help intermediate to high-level Chinese (Mandarin) learners develop their listing skills. I will only speak Chinese (Mandarin) in these episodes, with occasional English explanations for difficult words/expressions.  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenewchinese --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thenewchinese/message

生词表 Vocabulary 足球 football/soccer 通知 announcement 流行 popular 声音效果 sound effect 驻华记者 China correspondent 麻烦 trouble 大使馆 embassy 庇护 sanctuary 出版 publish 最后的通信员 The last correspondent 欢迎收听The New Chinese Podcast, 我是Barry Li。这是一个适合汉语普通话中级到高级学习者练习听力的节目。This podcast aims to help intermediate to high-level Chinese (Mandarin) learners develop their listing skills. I will only speak Chinese (Mandarin) in these episodes, with occasional English explanations for difficult words/expressions. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenewchinese --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thenewchinese/message

生词表 Vocabulary 骤雨: sudden rain 不吉利: unlucky 十二生肖: 12 Chinese Zodiac animals 干支纪年: Sexagenary cycle, an ancient Chinese year recording system 年号: Regnal year 背景知识: background knowledge 时辰: time/hour (ancient measurement in China, each 时辰 equals 2 hours) 天干: 甲乙丙丁戊己庚辛壬癸 (no need to remember all these) 地支:子丑寅卯辰巳午未申酉戌亥 (no need to remember all these) 欢迎收听The New Chinese Podcast, 我是Barry Li。这是一个适合汉语普通话中级到高级学习者练习听力的节目。This podcast aims to help intermediate to high-level Chinese (Mandarin) learners develop their listing skills. I will only speak Chinese (Mandarin) in these episodes, with occasional English explanations for difficult words/expressions. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenewchinese --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thenewchinese/message

生词表 Vocabulary   豆制品 Tofu products 新兴节日 Newly created holiday 市场营销 Marketing 我爱你 I love you 谐音 homophonic 红包 red envelope (for "lucky" money) 欢迎收听The New Chinese Podcast, 我是Barry Li。这是一个适合汉语普通话中级到高级学习者练习听力的节目。This podcast aims to help intermediate to high-level Chinese (Mandarin) learners develop their listing skills. I will only speak Chinese (Mandarin) in these episodes, with occasional English explanations for difficult words/expressions.  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenewchinese --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thenewchinese/message

生词表 Vocabulary   鱼香肉丝: a Sichuan spicy/sour pork dish (google to see picture please)  麻辣香锅: a Sichuan wok dish with meat and vegetables (google to see picture please)  花椒：Sichuan Pepper  四川菜 or 川菜: dishes from Sichuan Province of China  广东菜 or 粤菜: dishes from Hong Kong or Guangdong Province of China 特价菜: specially priced dishes 不正宗: not authentic   欢迎收听The New Chinese Podcast, 我是Barry Li。这是一个适合汉语普通话中级到高级学习者练习听力的节目。This podcast aims to help intermediate to high-level Chinese (Mandarin) learners develop their listing skills. I will only speak Chinese (Mandarin) in these episodes, with occasional English explanations for difficult words/expressions.  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenewchinese --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thenewchinese/message

生词表 Vocabulary   阳光明媚 beautifully sunny  里程碑 milestone  日积月累 cumulate day by day, month by month  积少成多 accumulate little to make more  粤语/广东话 Cantonese  激励 encouragement  过犹不及 too much is the same as not enough   绕口令：四十四，十是十，十四是十四，四十是四十。   欢迎收听The New Chinese Podcast, 我是Barry Li。这是一个适合汉语普通话中级到高级学习者练习听力的节目。This podcast aims to help intermediate to high-level Chinese (Mandarin) learners develop their listing skills. I will only speak Chinese (Mandarin) in these episodes, with occasional English explanations for difficult words/expressions.  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenewchinese --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thenewchinese/message

生词表 Vocabulary   死记硬背 try to remember by force / to learn by rote  基数词 cardinal number  序数词 Ordinal number  一 = 幺 number 1 in phone numbers   二 = 两 two (item of things)  七上八下 describing a very messy situation or unsettled mind  九五之尊 describing the emperor of the Central Kingdom --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thenewchinese/message

生词表 Vocabulary   秋风萧瑟，寒气逼人 expression to describe really code weather in autumn  星期 = 周 = 礼拜 week  礼拜  week/worship  里程碑 milestone  宗教色彩 religious feeling  公历 gregorian calendar  阴历 = 农历 lunar calendar --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thenewchinese/message

生词表 Vocabulary   说实话 to be honest  咳嗽 cough  太太=妻子=老婆=爱人 wife  三天打鱼两天晒网 go fishing for three days and dry the nets for two (not doing things consistently)  持之以恒 consistent (for a long time)  习惯成自然 get used to by repeating  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thenewchinese/message

Say hello in Chinese - advanced. Even people who never learnt Chinese can say "ni hao". But, what's the difference between beginner's "ni hao" and advanced "ni hao"? 生词表 Vocabulary 晴空万里 秋高气爽 春风得意 拗口 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thenewchinese/message

进入汉语学习的中级和高级阶段以后，在表达“你我他这些人称”概念的时候需要注意些什么呢？ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thenewchinese/message

谈谈在海外出生的华人儿童学习中文的一些挑战。 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thenewchinese/message

听说读写，起点是听，重点是听。 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thenewchinese/message

今天分享下我个人对于中文学习的一些想法。 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thenewchinese/message

欢迎收听The New Chinese Podcast, 我是Barry Li。这是一个适合汉语普通话中级到高级学习者练习听力的节目。This podcast aims to help intermediate to high-level Chinese (Mandarin) learners develop their listing skills. With some good contents to listen to every day, you will be more and more familiar with this language. I will only speak Chinese (Mandarin) in these episodes, with occasional English explanations for difficult words/expressions. Every episode will be between 10 and 15 minutes.  If you'd like to see me in action while recording these podcast, you can find me on YouTube too: https://www.youtube.com/user/barrytianli/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thenewchinese/message