瞎扯学中文 Convo Chinese

瞎扯学中文 Convo Chinese

Xinqing (Joanne)

瞎扯学中文 Convo Chinese is a podcast to help intermediary to advanced Mandarin learner to immerse in natural and authentic Chinese conversations. In the podcast we discuss topics from daily lives to politics, from China and around the world. Free transcript and vocabulary list are provided in the show notes.

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Episode 73 | 在硅谷怎么搞定投资和客户 Winning investors and customers in Silicon Valley

Episode 73 | 在硅谷怎么搞定投资和客户 Winning investors and customers in Silicon Valley

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Free transcript (pinyin + English) and vocabulary list:https://www.yaya.press/doc/2926ecce-08fe-4005-ae7c-0bf850a5e5d3Transcript powered by Yaya: Yaya is a language learning web app developed by my husband (and myself). You can take notes with your language teacher duringonline classes, generate content, lessons and writing practices for any language for any level! Try it!How to use Yaya? Watch the tutorial video here: https://youtu.be/PPVUfRzlOHk----硅谷GuīgǔSilicon Valley保镖bǎobiāobodyguard遗孀yíshuāngwidow故居gùjūformer residence; old home湾区wānqūbay area繁华fánhuáprosperous; bustling; flourishing途经tújīngpass through; pass by; go via珠三角ZhūSānjiǎoPearl River Delta长三角ChángSānjiǎoYangtze River Delta三藩sān fānSan Francisco西岸xīànwest coast房地产fángdìchǎnreal estate; property经纪人jīngjìrénagent; broker融资róngzīfinancing; fund-raising投资人tóuzīréninvestor获客huò kècustomer acquisition签约qiānyuēsign a contract; sign an agreement佣金yòngjīncommission; brokerage个体工商户gètǐ gōngshānghùindividual business; self-employed; sole proprietorship远景yuǎnjǐngvision; prospect; long-term view初创企业chūchuàng qǐyèstartup; start-up company; new venture切入点qiērùdiǎnentry point; breakthrough point痛点tòngdiǎnpain point锦上添花jǐnshàngtiānhuāto add to something already beautiful; to embellish; to enhance小众xiǎo zhòngniche; minority; small audience垂直领域chuízhí lǐngyùvertical field; niche area细分人群xìfēn rénqúnsegmented audience; niche audience应用的场景yìngyòng de chǎngjǐngapplication scenario; usage scenario实地调研shídì diàoyánfield research; on-site investigation细分领域xìfēn lǐngyùniche; segmented field; specialized field天使轮tiānshǐ lúnangel round; angel investment round种子轮zhǒngzi lúnseed round清了一下嗓子qīng le yīxià sǎngzicleared one's throat牛niúawesome; great; impressive生命周期shēngmìngzhōuqīlife cycle规模增长guīmó zēngzhǎngscale growth; scaling upPowered by Firstory Hosting

Episode 72 | 谈恋爱分手那些往事 The breakups and broken hearts

Episode 72 | 谈恋爱分手那些往事 The breakups and broken hearts

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Free transcript (pinyin + English) and vocabulary list:https://www.yaya.press/doc/3af988cf-722a-41ff-ab8d-ebbe73282cc1Transcript powered by Yaya: Yaya is a language learning web app developed by my husband (and myself). You can take notes with your language teacher duringonline classes, generate content, lessons and writing practices for any language for any level! Try it!How to use Yaya? Watch the tutorial video here: https://youtu.be/PPVUfRzlOHk-----沉重chénzhòngheavy; serious; critical数shùcount; number; several谈恋爱tánliàn'àifall in love; be in a relationship; date平和Pínghécalm; gentle; mild异地恋yìdì liànlong-distance relationship自责zìzéself-blame; self-reproach配得感pèi de gǎnsense of worthiness; feeling deserving不配bùpèinot worthy; unqualified; not deserving心平气和xīnpíngqìhécalm; composed; even-tempered抵触dǐchùconflict; resist; oppose灵魂伴侣línghún bànlǚsoulmate默契mòqìtacit understanding; mutual understanding; rapport孪生姐妹luánshēngjiěmèitwin sisters琐碎suǒsuìtrivial; trifling; petty幽默感yōumògǎnsense of humor笑点xiào diǎnpunchline; funny point暧昧àimèiambiguous; vague; ambiguous relationship劈腿pī tuǐcheat; two-time; have an affair坦诚tǎnchénghonest; frank; candid无端wúduāngroundless; baseless; without reason感情观gǎnqíng guānview on relationships; perspective on emotions好感hǎogǎngood impression; favorable impression; goodwill动摇dòngyáowaver; shake; vacillate多巴胺duōbā'àndopamine责任感zérèngǎnsense of responsibility归于平淡guīyú píngdànreturn to calm; become dull; settle into routine深思熟虑shēnsīshúlǜcareful consideration; deep thought; deliberate复合fùhéreconcile; reunite; get back together心软xīnruǎnsoft-hearted; easily moved; compassionate藕断丝连ǒuduànsīliánlingering attachment; a relationship that is not completely severed; a situation where connections remain despite attempts to break them甘心gānxīnwilling; content; satisfied里程碑lǐchéngbēimilestone同居tóngjūcohabit; live together负罪感fùzuìgǎnguilt; guilty conscience; sense of guiltPowered by Firstory Hosting

Episode 71 | 小时侯上过的课外班 Those extracurricular activities when we were kids

Episode 71 | 小时侯上过的课外班 Those extracurricular activities when we were kids

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Free transcript (pinyin + English) and vocabulary list: https://www.yaya.press/doc/6ad2c204-f99b-4481-9755-5282982b743fTranscript powered by Yaya: Yaya is a language learning web app developed by my husband (and myself). You can take notes with your language teacher duringonline classes, generate content, lessons and writing practices for any language for any level! Try it!How to use Yaya? Watch the tutorial video here: https://youtu.be/PPVUfRzlOHk------音乐剧yīnyuèjùmusical; musical theater学业xuéyèstudies; academic work重拾chóngshíregain; retrieve; pick up again弹琴tánqínplay the piano课外kèwàiextracurricular; outside of class舞种wǔ zhǒngdance style; dance genre芭蕾bālěiballet古典舞gǔdiǎnwǔclassical dance拉丁lādīngLatin学毛笔字xué máobǐzìlearn calligraphy书写shūxiěwriting; handwriting卷面juànmiànappearance of an exam paper; presentation of an exam paper痛心疾首tòngxīnjíshǒuheartbroken; deeply distressed整洁zhěngjiéneat; tidy; orderly道阻且长dào zǔ qiě chángthe road is obstructed and long; difficult and lengthy国标guóbiāoInternational Standard (Dance)扭屁股niǔ pìguto wiggle one's hips; to sway one's hips街舞jiēwǔstreet dance潮流cháoliútrend; fashion; fad身体协调能力shēntǐ xiétiáo nénglìphysical coordination ability管风琴guǎnfēngqínorgan (musical instrument)音乐理论yīnyuè lǐlùnmusic theory五线谱wǔxiànpǔstaff notation; musical staff; stave简谱jiǎnpǔsimplified musical notation; numbered musical notation小蝌蚪xiǎokēdǒutadpole奥数AòShùOlympiad Mathematics; Mathematical Olympiad反面教材fǎnmiànjiàocáinegative example; bad example; cautionary tale高深gāoshēnprofound; deep; advanced小升初xiǎoshēngchūprimary to middle school transition煎熬jiān'áosuffering; torment; torture莫名其妙mòmíngqímiàobaffling; inexplicable; without rhyme or reason最高峰zuìgāofēngpeak; summit; climax广撒网guǎng sāwǎngcast a wide net; try many things; explore broadly自主选择权zìzhǔ xuǎnzéquánautonomy; right to choose independently一念之差yīniànzhīchāa momentary lapse; a momentary slip; a momentary error功利gōnglìutilitarian; pragmatic; self-interested陶冶情操táoyěqíngcāocultivate one's taste; refine one's character考级kǎojítake an exam; examination for grading; proficiency test攀比pānbǐto compare unrealistically; to compete socially价值认同jiàzhí rèntóngvalue identity; value recognition多元化duōyuánhuàdiversification; pluralism; diversity教育方针jiàoyùfāngzhēneducational policy; educational guidelines学有余力xué yǒu yú lihave extra energy or ability to study; have spare capacity for learning凑钱còuqiánto pool money; to raise money一门乐器yīmén yuèqìa musical instrumentPowered by Firstory Hosting

Episode 70 | 即兴喜剧:说没错,对的! Improv: Say "Yes And!"

Episode 70 | 即兴喜剧:说没错,对的! Improv: Say "Yes And!"

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Free transcript (pinyin + English) and vocabulary list: https://www.yaya.press/doc/8d512976-1b2e-4bba-963a-ea6b1d1e43eeTranscript powered by Yaya: Yaya is a language learning web app developed by my husband (and myself). You can take notes with your language teacher duringonline classes, generate content, lessons and writing practices for any language for any level! Try it!How to use Yaya? Watch the tutorial video here: https://youtu.be/PPVUfRzlOHk---即兴喜剧jíxìng xǐjùimprovisational comedy; improv comedy; improv尴尬gāngàawkward; embarrassed才思枯竭cáisī kūjiéexhaustion of ideas; creative burnout; mental block脱口秀tuōkǒuxiùtalk show; stand-up comedy搞混淆gǎo hùnxiáoto confuse; to mix up彩排cǎipáirehearse; rehearsal笑话xiàohuàjoke; jest; funny story段子duànzijoke; story; sketch游戏规则yóuxìguīzégame rules; rules of the game打一下广告dǎ yīxià guǎnggàoto advertise; to promote入门老师rùmén lǎoshīintroductory teacher; beginner's teacher; mentor走向zǒuxiàngtrend; direction; course浓缩nóngsuōto concentrate; to condense; to compress精华jīnghuáessence; quintessence; the best part大前提dàqiántímajor premise; main premise; primary assumption语境yǔjìngcontext; linguistic context团队建设tuánduì jiànshèteam building社团shètuánclub; association; society防备心fángbèi xīndefensiveness; vigilance过家家guòjiājiāplay house; play pretend; role-playing幼稚的yòuzhì dechildish; immature洋娃娃yángwáwadoll; toy doll零门槛líng ménkǎnzero threshold; no threshold; no entry barrier戏精附体xì jīng fùtǐoveracting; being overly dramatic; acting possessed递进dìjìnprogression; gradation; incremental切换qiēhuànswitch; change; shift暖场nuǎn chǎngwarm up; warming up抗拒kàngjùresist; oppose; reject解放天性jiěfàng tiānxìngliberate nature; free one's natural instincts符合直觉fúhé zhíjuéintuitive; in line with intuition; makes sense intuitively表露biǎolùto reveal; to show; to express束缚shùfùto bind; to restrict; to constrain想象力xiǎngxiànglìimagination直觉zhíjuéintuition; instinct过脑子guò nǎozito think carefully; to consider得体détǐappropriate; proper; fitting摒弃了bìngqì leabandoned; discarded; gave up坦诚相待tǎnchéngxiāngdàitreat each other with sincerity; be honest and sincere with each other牦牛máoniúyak举手示jǔshǒu shìraise hand to signal喜剧效果xǐjùxiàoguǒcomedic effect; comedy effect实验性shíyànxìngexperimental抛pāoto throw; to toss; to fling汇报演出huìbào yǎnchūreport performance; presentation performance; showcase仪式感yíshì gǎnsense of ritual; ceremonial feeling开放麦kāifàng màiopen mic圈子quānzicircle; group; community前仰后合qiányǎnghòuhéto laugh uproariously; to be convulsed with laughter发源地fāyuándìplace of origin; birthplace; source做广告zuòguǎnggàoadvertise; advertisingPowered by Firstory Hosting

Learner Talks E16 | 六十岁开始学中文 Start learning Chinese at the age of 60

Learner Talks E16 | 六十岁开始学中文 Start learning Chinese at the age of 60

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Free transcript (pinyin + English) and vocabulary list: https://www.yaya.press/doc/a96d9520-3954-4f11-9a54-5c2bee7036dbTranscript powered by Yaya: Yaya is a language learning web app developed by my husband (and myself). You can take notes with your language teacher duringonline classes, generate content, lessons and writing practices for any language for any level! Try it!How to use Yaya? Watch the tutorial video here: https://youtu.be/PPVUfRzlOHk----匈牙利XiōngyálìHungary佩服pèifúto admire; to respect养生yǎngshēngto maintain good health; health preservation桥梁qiáoliángbridge夏令营xiàlìngyíngsummer camp机械工程师jīxiè gōngchéngshīmechanical engineer高铁gāotiěhigh-speed rail; bullet train农村nóngcūncountryside; rural area滑冰huábīngice skating; to ice skate音调yīndiàotone; pitch; intonation建筑师jiànzhùshīarchitect途径tújìngway; channel; path激励jīlìto encourage; to inspire; to motivate挑战tiǎozhànchallenge古代gǔdàiancient times; antiquityPowered by Firstory Hosting