Popup Chinese — Absolute Beginners: The Chinese Diet

Popup Chinese — Advanced listening test: The Northeasterner, Part II

哎，媳妇儿，我告诉你外面贼冷，你出去时身上多捂着点儿。 āi ，xífùr ，wǒgàosunǐwàimianzéilěng，nǐchūqùshíshēnshàng duō wǔzhe diǎnr 。 Hey honey. It's really cold outside. Put up a bit more when you go outside. 知道啦。 zhīdào la 。 I know. 干啥呢？磨磨唧唧的，麻溜儿把衣服穿上，要不然不赶趟儿了。 gànhá ne ？ mòmòjījī de ， máliūr bǎ yīfu chuān shàng ， yàoburán bù gǎntàngr le 。 What are you doing dawdling like this? Hurry and put on your clothes or you'll be late. 哎呀，好好好，我马上好！ āiya ， hǎo hǎo hǎo ， wǒ mǎshàng hǎo ！ Dear Scott. Fine, I'll be ready in a minute. 人家楼下等你呢，冻得嘶哈的，煞楞儿的啊！ rénjiā lóuxià děng nǐ ne ， dòng de sīhā de ， shālèngr de ā ！ He's waiting for you downstairs. It's freezing out. Hurry up! 哎呀，别烦我了，我走了。āiya ， bié fán wǒ le ， wǒ zǒu le 。 Goodness gracious. Don't bother me like this. I'm going. 哎，等会儿，把那门口儿那戈能给我倒了啊。 āi ， děng huìr ， bǎ nà ménkǒuér nà gēneng gěi wǒ dào le ā 。 Hey, wait a sec. Take out that trash by the door. 行行行。 xíng xíng xíng 。 Ok! Find the full transcript and test questions for this lesson on free Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/cw/xeniahell].

Popup Chinese — Advanced: Besides and Let Alone....

我本来就不太想出去逛街，何况天气预报说今天的气温是零下十度。 wǒ běnlái jiù bùtài xiǎng chūqù guàngjiē ， hékuàng tiānqì yùbào shuō jīntiān de qìwēn shì língxiàshídù 。 I didn't want to go out shopping in the first place, and the weather report said it would be ten below zero too. 我本来就不太想出去逛街，再说天气预报说今天的气温是零下十度。 wǒ běnlái jiù bùtài xiǎng chūqù guàngjiē ， zài shuō tiānqì yùbào shuō jīntiān de qìwēn shì língxiàshídù 。 I didn't want to go out shopping in the first place, and to say more the weather report says the temperature will hit ten below too. 他完全不会切西瓜，更何况他根本不喜欢做家务，你还是别指望他了。 tā wánquán bùhuì qiē xīguā ， gèng hékuàng tā gēnběn bù xǐhuan zuò jiāwù ， nǐ hái shì bié zhǐwàng tā le 。 He can't cut a watermelon and doesn't like doing housework. You'd better not put much hope in him. 他完全不会切西瓜，再说他根本不喜欢做家务，你还是别指望他了。 tā wánquán bùhuì qiē xīguā ， zài shuō tā gēnběn bù xǐhuan zuò jiāwù ， nǐ hái shì bié zhǐwàng tā le 。 He's completely unable to cut a watermelon, and to say more he also doesn't like doing housework. You'd better not put too much hope in him. 冬天本来就是一个吃火锅的好季节，更何况他们都嗜辣如命。 dōngtiān běnlái jiùshì yī ge chī huǒguō de hǎo jìjié ， gèng hékuàng tāmen dōu shìlàrúmìng 。 Winter is a good season for hot pot to start with, and even more so to those who really love it. 这个虚词有很多中国人都不会用，何况外国人呢。 zhège xūcí yǒu hěn duō Zhōngguórén dōu bùhuì yòng ， hékuàng wàiguórén ne。 There are a lot of Chinese people who can't use this measure word, not to speak of foreigners. 他遇到生人讲话就会变得唯唯诺诺的，更何况这次要到大庭广众之中呢。 tā yù dào shēngrén jiǎnghuà jiù huì biànde wéiwéinuònuò de ， gèng hékuàng zhè cì yào dào dàtíngguǎngzhòng zhīzhōng ne 。 He becomes meek and introverted when he meets people, to say nothing of going out in public. 两万一平方米的房价，已经让大多数普通购房者望洋兴叹了，更何况三万一平方米。 liǎngwàn yī píngfāngmǐ de fángjià ， yǐjīng ràng dàduōshù pǔtōng gòufángzhě wàngyángxīngtàn le ， gèng hékuàng sānwàn yī píngfāngmǐ 。 Housing prices of 20,000 per square meter are already over the heads of the vast majority of common house buyers, to say nothing of 30,000 per square meter.

Popup Chinese — Intermediate: Killing the Mole

最近要进一批货，帮派里出了内鬼，帮我把他揪出来，剩下的，你该会办了吧？ zuìjìn yào jìn yī pī huò ， bāngpài lǐ chū le nèiguǐ ， bāng wǒ bǎ tā jiū chūlai ， shèngxià de ， nǐ gāi huì bàn le ba ？ A shipment is coming in soon, but there's a rat in the gang. I want you to pick him out for me. And as for the rest, you should know what to do. 剩下的事就听老大一句话！ shèngxià de shì jiù tīng lǎodà yī jù huà ！ Just tell me what you want done and I'll take care of it! 我不希望再跟他同时呼吸这个城市里的空气。 wǒ bù xīwàng zài gēn tā tóngshí hūxī zhè ge chéngshì lǐ de kōngqì。 I don't want to be here breathing the same air as this guy. 哦，我明白了，老大，您是让我把他送到另一个城市。 o ， wǒ míngbai le ， lǎodà ， nín shì ràng wǒ bǎ tā sòng dào lìng yī ge chéngshì 。 Oh, I get it, boss. You want me to take him to another city. 你傻吗？从小把你养大，这点儿事都不明白吗？做了他！ nǐ shǎ ma？cóngxiǎobǎnǐyǎngdà，zhèdiǎnrshìdōubùmíngbái ma？zuòletā ！ Are you an idiot? I've raised you since you were a little kid and you don't even understand this little thing? Take care of him! 哦，老大是让我把他...... o ，lǎodà shì ràng wǒ bǎ tā ...... Oh, the boss wants me to take him and.... 哈哈哈，算你懂事！ hahaha ， suàn nǐ dǒngshì ！ Ha ha ha, so you're not an idiot after all!

Popup Chinese — Absolute Beginners: The Chinese Diet

你真能吃，菜又没了。 nǐ zhēn néng chī ， cài yòu méi le 。 You can really eat, all of the food's gone again. 开玩笑！我在减肥。 kāiwánxiào ！ wǒ zài jiǎnféi 。 You're kidding! I'm on a diet. 减肥还吃那么多？ jiǎnféi hái chī nàme duō ？ You're on a diet and you're still eating that much? 我没吃米饭。 wǒ méi chī mǐfàn 。 I didn't have any rice.

Popup Chinese — Elementary: The Filthy Kitten

啊，好可爱的小猫呀！ ā ，hǎokěài de xiǎomāo ya ！ Ahh, what a cute little cat! 哎，你小心啊，北京的野猫很危险，小心得猫流感。 āi ，nǐ xiǎoxīn ā ， Běijīng de yěmāo hěn wēixiǎn ， xiǎoxīn dé māo liúgǎn 。 Hey, be careful. Beijing's stray cats are dangerous. Be careful you don't get cat flu. 什么猫流感呀？这么可爱的小猫。来吧，宝贝儿，姐姐摸一下。啊！ shénmemāo liúgǎn ya？zhèmekěàidexiǎomāo。láiba，bǎobèir，jiějie mōyīxià 。 ā ！ What cat flu? Such a cute little cat. come here baby, let sister pet you. Ah! 哎，你看，让你小心点儿。我们去医院吧。 āi ， nǐ kàn ，ràng nǐ xiǎoxīn diǎnr 。 wǒmen qù yīyuàn ba 。 Hey, look. I told you to be careful. Let's go to the hospital.