Learning Chinese through Stories

Welcome to 听故事说中文, the podcast where stories come alive to help you improve your Chinese language proficiency and cultural competency. Today, we bring you the timeless tale of 阿诗玛, a story of love, r...

12 Juli 202511min

宁愿+ option A,  也不 + option B is used to express that someone would rather choose A than B, even if A is not perfect. It highlights a deliberate preference for one option over another. It emphasizes th...

20 Juni 20253min

不是......就是...... means "If it's not A, then it's B" or "It must be either A or B."It reflects a binary choice, emphasizing that one of the two options will definitely happen or is true. Be sure to che...

16 Juni 20253min

是......还是......(shi……haishi…… ) 是...还是 is used to ask a question where the speaker is offering two choices. It translates to "Is it... or...?" in English. 还是VS 或者 还是 is used in questions to present ch...

8 Juni 20253min

The structure "要么...要么..." (yàome... yàome...) is a conjunction in Chinese used to express exclusive choices. It highlights a situation where the speaker must choose one option from two or more possib...

8 Juni 20257min

After our series on Coordination Conjunctions in 2024, we're now diving into additional common conjunctions. The topic of this episode is 或者huòzhě……，或者huòzhě....... It is used to present alternatives...

1 Maj 20255min

Welcome to 听故事说中文, the podcast where stories come alive to help you improve your Chinese language proficiency and cultural competency. Today, we bring you the story of 王磊, a programmer who came to Be...

22 Apr 202535min

Welcome to 听故事说中文, the podcast where stories come alive to help you improve your Chinese language proficiency and cultural competency. Today, we bring you the story of 王磊, a programmer who came to Be...

29 Mars 20259min