260 - Europe in Chinese with ShaoLan and Founder Plamen Russev from Webit.Foundation
Learn the word for “Europe” in Chinese along with today’s special guest Plamen Russev. In this episode, you can find out why Plamen thinks Bulgaria is such an important country in Europe’s history and...
17 Sep 20217min
241 - True in Chinese with ShaoLan and Author, Speaker & Entrepreneur Isaac Lidsky
Speaker, entrepreneur and bestselling author of “Eyes Wide Open,” Isaac Lidsky joins ShaoLan to learn how to say “true” and “false” in Chinese. Find out why when you add the character “order” to “true...
29 Aug 20218min
144 - Young in Chinese with ShaoLan and CBE, Author & Radio Broadcaster Carole Stone
Carole Stone learns how to say young and shares her tips on how to stay young in heart and mind. ShaoLan teaches “young” in Chinese. Read extended show notes for this episode here: Explore various t...
24 Maj 20219min
141 - I Got It in Chinese with ShaoLan and Super Chineasian Charlie Hoffs
Learn how to say “I understand” and “I don’t understand” in Chinese with 16-year-old Californian star student Charlie Hoffs who is a fluent mandarin speaker. ShaoLan also reveals the origins of Charli...
21 Maj 20218min
Learn the Chinese Poem The Immortals by the River with ShaoLan
臨江仙/临江仙 (the Immortals by the River) is undoubtedly one of the most famous Chinese poems. It is also an epic poem to recall the Three Kingdom era during 200 AD. Written by the poet Yang Shen, born i...
21 Apr 20215min
Learn the Chinese Poem Nostalgia with ShaoLan
This partly autobiographical poem by 余光中 (Yu Guangzhong), born in China in 1928, conveys the sentimental emotion beautifully yet powerfully. This poem is considered one of Yu's masterpieces; it symb...
14 Apr 20214min
Learn the Chinese Poem Seven Steps Verse with ShaoLan
Poet 曹植 (cáo zhí) was a prince 1,800 years ago, and his father was the famous warlord, King of Wei Cao Cao, 曹操 (cáo cāo). One day, Cao Pi, Cao Zhi's oldest brother, made up an excuse, summoned Cao Zh...
6 Apr 20213min
Learn the Chinese Poem Second Farewell to Cambridge with ShaoLan
Xu Zhimo, one of China’s foremost poets of the 20th century, is widely known for his poem, Second Farewell to Cambridge, composed in 1928. Xu Zhimo went to study at King's College at Cambridge in 19...
29 Mars 202110min
