Learn Chinese with Ju - An immersive Chinese learning experience

By Julie Chien

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Episodes: 58

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This podcast seeks to help you speak Chinese through intriguing stories. While you’re listening, don’t forget to “guess” the meanings of the unfamiliar words through the context provided, in order to get the "immersive learning experience." If you’re new to this podcast, please start with the latest episode! These episodes are not arranged on a difficulty level. Feel free to jump into any episode topic that interests you the most! Find Episode Archive here: https://freshjulie.medium.com/

Episode Date
EP 59 | 旅遊, Travel plan - Do you prefer an unplanned spontaneous trip, or a thoroughly prepped one?
Jul 28, 2021
EP 58|外賣, Delivery food - Is it morally wrong to order delivery food on Typhoon days?
Jul 26, 2021
EP 57 | 獨特, Unique — Unique Chinese internet ecosystem makes it hard for outsiders to navigate
Jul 25, 2021
EP 56 | 垃圾食物, Junk food — Junk food addict or victim of food scientist?
Jul 20, 2021
EP 55 | 失言, Slip of the tongue — Olympic Committee chair mistakenly called Japanese “Chinese”
Jul 16, 2021
EP 54 | 薪水小偷, Salary thief — Intern salary deducted for using toilet too much
Jul 14, 2021
EP 53 | 打雞血, Get pumped up — Get invigorated by injecting chicken blood
Jul 14, 2021
EP 52 | 聽眾感謝回饋 - My responses to YOUR comment!
Jul 10, 2021
EP 51 | 厭食症, Anorexia — Tell me your psychiatrist was unfit without telling me
Jul 10, 2021
EP 50 | 畢業致詞, Commencement speech — NTU graduate opened up about his own struggles
Jul 08, 2021
EP 49 | 殺人, Murder – Public opinion sympathizes with the professor who killed a party official at prestigious Chinese University
Jun 28, 2021
EP 48 | 漢堡, Five Guys Burger – Cultural barriers are wrecking Five Guys’ reputation in China
Jun 27, 2021
EP 47 | 龍蝦, Lobster – Banned Australian lobsters are finding its way to Chinese market through back door
Jun 27, 2021
EP 46 | 結婚, Marry– Japan rules married couples must take same surname
Jun 24, 2021
EP 45 | 銷售, Sales — Kitkat’s accidental success in Japan made possible by great translation
Jun 23, 2021
EP 44 | 外遇, Infidelity - Up to 40% of the unmarried couples cheat?
Jun 22, 2021
EP 43 | 鼻塞, Stuffy nose - I’m blowing my nose as fast as Shohei Ohtani’s fastball
Apr 07, 2021
EP41 | 崩潰, I just can't - I guess I'll just get that Japanese exam done next year QAQ
Mar 23, 2021
EP40|仙女管, Fairy Tube - The horrifying length we'd go to be pretty: induce vomiting
Mar 09, 2021
EP39|溝通, Communication - You're an Asian, not B-asian!
Feb 06, 2021
EP38| 愛的語言, Love Languages - Knowing yourself can help you communicate better
Feb 06, 2021
EP37| 東京奧運, Tokyo Olympics - Tokyo Olympics Head Thinks Women Talk Too Much (On loaned foreign words, 東京、奧運、酒吧、卡片)
Feb 04, 2021
EP36|車子, Car - A story that cheered me up today (God helps those who help themselves-天助自助者)
Feb 03, 2021
EP35|跟風, FOMO - FOMO made me download clubhouse
Feb 03, 2021
EP34| 網紅, Influencer - My thoughts on some language learning influencers
Jan 26, 2021
EP33| 耳屎, Ear wax - Airpods pro smells like berries?
Jan 25, 2021
EP32| 星座, Horoscope - The Barnum effect: What makes people believe in Horoscope?
Jan 24, 2021
EP31 | 耳機, Headsets - I met the Apple engineer behind Airpods' sound effect
Jan 21, 2021
EP30 | 肚子餓, Hungry, - Why do we get hungry easier in winter?
Jan 13, 2021
EP29 | 紅內褲, Red Undies - Can wearing red panties bring good luck?
Jan 12, 2021
EP28 | 夜貓子, Night owl - Night owls tend to have higher income?
Jan 11, 2021
EP27 | 賴床, Sleep in - Are those who sleep in smarter?
Jan 11, 2021
EP26 | 智商税, Stupidity Tax
Jan 11, 2021
EP25|豬隊友 - When people call you a 豬隊友, are they trying to call you a pig?
Jan 08, 2021
EP 24 | 一月, January - The 2-faced god Janus, and the meaning behind Januray.
Jan 05, 2021
EP23 | 跨年, New Year's Eve celebration, 年越し
Dec 29, 2020
EP22 | 肯德基炸雞, KFC Fried Chicken - Why do Japanese eat KFC on Christmas?
Dec 29, 2020
EP21 | 平安夜, Christmas Eve (Silent Night) - Why do Chinese eat apples on Christmas Eve?
Dec 29, 2020
EP 20 | 觀望, We'll see/ Sitting on the fence (Can't make a final decision yet)
Dec 29, 2020
EP19 | 素顏, #nomakeup #wokeuplikethis, すっぴん
Dec 27, 2020
EP18 | 干我屁事, None of my f**king business
Dec 22, 2020
EP17 | 冬至, Winter Solstice
Dec 21, 2020
EP16 | 甜甜圈, Donuts - Why do cops in the States eat donuts?
Dec 21, 2020
EP15 | 醜毛衣, Ugly sweater
Dec 19, 2020
EP14 | 發呆/放空, zone out/drift off/space out, うわのそら
Dec 18, 2020
EP13 | 吃土, I'm dirt poor, broke
Dec 18, 2020
EP12 | 土, (Earthy? NO!) Tacky, ダサい
Dec 15, 2020
EP11 | 森林, forest, 森林(もり)
Dec 13, 2020
EP10 | 放棄, Give up, あきらめる
Dec 13, 2020
EP9 | 香水, Perfume, 香水(こうすい)
Dec 09, 2020
EP8 | 外食, eating out, 外食(がいしょく)
Dec 08, 2020
EP7 | 神好吃, so delicious I'm dead, 鬼美味しい
Dec 07, 2020
EP6 | 香菜, Cilantro, パクチー
Dec 07, 2020
EP5 | 代價, Pay the price of, 代価
Dec 05, 2020
EP4 | 笑死, Dying of laughing, Mort de rire (mdr), 死ぬほど笑う
Dec 03, 2020
EP3 | 打工 Part-time job, working for other people, バイト
Dec 02, 2020
EP2 | 真的假的 For real? What? Are you serious?
Dec 01, 2020
EP1 | 吸貓吸狗 Are you a cat person or a dog person?
Dec 01, 2020