This past week, ChinesePod’s been keeping busy improving the website to better serve your needs!
Flashcard audio: We have finally resolved the audio problem in our flashcard program - much thanks goes out to the tech team and to the people who have written in! The audio now syncs cooperatively with your ChinesePod flashcards and […]
Archive for December, 2006
I like newness. I was attracted to the ChinesePod idea when I saw how it could combine new technology with new teaching methods. That still inspires me (personally) because I’m still doing new things.
Podcasting is pretty new. It was ‘invented’ in August 2004. Blogging and RSS are also pretty new, as is the wiki (though […]
Holiday iPod Contest - Winner #1!
Published by December 11th, 2006 in About ChinesePod and News. 11 CommentsWe were all as giddy as 小孩子 (xiǎo hái zǐ） on Christmas when we made this first draw for our Christmas giveaway! We literally put your names into a (straw) hat and came up with this:
Congratulations to the lovely Ms. Ana Maria Pinheiro from Brazil, new owner of a red, 4G iPod Nano from ChinesePod.com! […]
ChinesePod returns for the “U.K. Meetup Part-Deux” - I just don’t know when. I will be in the U.K. from Dec. 16th - January 6th and would love nothing more than to hang out with (see: using ChinesePod’s dosh to buy ya a “cuppa” or “pint”) those who listen.
Ideas? Dates? Place?
I’m open - but […]
What is 菜鸟?
Published by December 11th, 2006 in Uncategorized and About the Chinese language. 7 Comments菜鸟 (càiniǎo) is the ChinesePod name given to the “Newbie” lessons. But what does it mean? Well, it means just that… “newbie.”
The word 菜鸟 is made up of the characters 菜 (cài), meaning “vegetable” or “dish,” and 鸟 (niǎo), meaning “bird.” This doesn’t seem to make much sense. That’s because the word came from 闽南话 […]
What business are we in?
Published by December 8th, 2006 in Learning Chinese and About ChinesePod. 44 CommentsI guess I’m having a philosophical week. Here I am wondering about the big broad questions. I came across this little anecdote in a book and it got me started.
The railroads collapsed because they thought they were in the railroad business, when really they were in the transportation business.
They let […]
Holiday iPod Contest!
Published by December 6th, 2006 in About ChinesePod and Community. 20 Comments What’s more festive than Eggnog and watching “A Christmas Carol” in front of the fire? Eggnog and listening to ChinesePod in front of the fire on your brand new iPod, that’s what.
And maybe saying 我爱你 (wŏ ài nĭ) under the mistletoe, but that’s up to you…
Purchase a 1-year Premium subscription ($240) and […]
Happy Holidays! This year, why not give something a little different. How about a gift that keeps giving long after the holidays? How about the number one spoken language in the world?
ChinesePod makes a great gift, and it’s simple and fast for you (which means more time for studying Chinese, right?).
We’ll activate your friend’s […]
Learning Chinese characters
Published by December 5th, 2006 in Learning Chinese and About ChinesePod. 191 CommentsI’m spending this week trying to dig deeper into a question: What does the Big Brain want?
Yesterday we talked about personal growth. It seems that few of you actually have a compelling need to learn Chinese. You seem to be driven by other things - curiosity, self-improvement, etc. This obviously has implications for how […]
Personal growth and ultimate goals
Published by December 4th, 2006 in Learning Chinese and About ChinesePod. 25 CommentsWe’ve talked about personal growth before. I’m still interested to know what that means to you.
Some of the most active members in the ChinesePod community chose to come here for reasons of personal growth. This demographic tends to be based in the States, UK, Australia, and quite often without much direct contact with the […]
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