Participation
in Chinese listening challenge, May 2024



290 minutes
4.83h

Maomi Chinese "How to see a Doctor in China"; "Goat or Slacker of Learning?"/Shanglan "Life in China";Dashu Mandarin "Chinese Input vs Output"; Slow & Clear Chinese - 16 episodes. This was on my morning commute. Joy of Life Season 2, Ep. 10 & 11; OST Liu Yuning & Jay Chou.

290 minutes
4.83h

Mandarin Corner "What is Bullying Like in China"?; Andy & Sarah "100 Basic Phrases", "Why Chinese Drink Hot Water", "500 Phrases & Sentences", "Vocab Flash Cards", "Common Words". This was on my commute this morning.
Joy of Life Season 2, Ep. 27 & 28

460 minutes
7.67h

Dashu Mandarin "Podcast #21 /"Culture Shock in China"; Talk in Chinese "A Walk Around..."; 7-Minute Chinese; Joy of Life Season 2, Eps. 22,23. Several IGs RealTalkMandarin with PeiPei Laoshi. Andy & Sarah “Chinese Practice” )listened while walking in the park).

410 minutes
6.83h

Xianhe Chinese “Mandarin Practice 14"; Andy & Sarah "Learn Chinese HSK Vocabulary, “Daily Chinese Conversation, “Learn Chinese While...;Chinese with Christine "How to Greet...", "Something you should not say..." "Chinese Grammar "得地&的”,“Travel to the Great Wall"; Shuoshuo Chinese "Test if You Can Understand"; Dashu "Culture Shocks in China"; Joy of Life Season 2, ep. 21 & 22.

:) Nice, Good Job.

411 minutes
6.85h

Dashu Mandarin, "What do the Chinese think of..."; "Nine Must-Know Chinese Idioms"; "Can You Understand Mandarin Bejing Accent?"; "How to Speak Chinese Confidently." I listened to these on my commute into and out of the city today. The last episode of Dashu was "Chinese Grammar 2024" (which I listened to while washing my car); AllSet Learning "Checking Audio & Video "Stereotypes". Maomi Chinese "Wolf Culture in the Chinese Workplace"; Asian Boss, interviews with people on the street in China - "996 Work Culture". Liu Yuning "刘宇宁 "我最近粉上了刘宇宁"; Chinese With Christine "Chinese Vlog - Street Food", "Beijing Trip", & "Shopping". Joy of Life Season 2, Ep. 20 & 21. Yes, I listened to Chinese ALL day today!

221 minutes
3.68h

Dashu Mandarin "Learn Chinese News #3", "Taiwan Earthquake"; Peking University Les. 10, 11; 7-minute Chinese 3 episodes; Roots in China "Shopping on Line"; Integrated Chinese Textbook 5 dialogues + instructional video Espresso Chinese. Joy of Life Season 2 Ep. 18 & 19. Maomi Chinese "They Sell Milk Tea for..." at Maomi, I listen once with Hanzi then listen to the Chinese while reading the English.

440 minutes
7.33h

Espresso Chinese Livestream; Dashu Mandarin - "Can You Understand Mandarin with Bejing Accent?"; "Chinese Influencer Teachers: Behind the Scenes"; "Intermediate Chinese Class - 10 Common Mistakes"; "How to Study Chinese by Yourself in 2024." Ep. 13 & 14 "Joy of Life, Season 2". Most of these podcasts were on my commute today. One was from yesterday. Twelve Jay Chou songs from "Best Songs of Jay Chou";Taoli Chinese "100 Chinese Phrases"

59 minutes
0.98h

Dash Mandarin “Happiest Memories”

Come on! Catch up, I'm slowing down. :)

I had to prepare and attend a law class last night - 我很忙!I'm back on track now. Thanks for the encouragement, Mǎ lái lì (马 来利)

140 minutes
2.33h

Dashu Mandarin: "Chinese Gen Z";Maomi Chinese "The most love-hate Chinese Social Media"; “100 M RMB Goes to TikTok Video". I listen to these podcasts with Hanzi, then listen again reading English translation while listening to Chinese. ShuoshuoChinese "Talk About Daily Activities in Chinese"; Ep. 12 "Joy of Life, Season 2". Du Chinese "Three Kingdoms 1:The Beauty Trap."

谢谢 Thanks for the encouragement. I'm not giving up, just lowering my expectations a little it. Your doing great!

390 minutes
6.5h

Slow & Clear Chinese - many episodes on my commute; Ep. 8 & 9 "Joy of Life, Season 2"; OSTs Liu Yuning & Hu Xia; Dashu Mandarin: "How Chinese People Stereotype Foreigners"; "Chinese Teacher's Self-Discovery Journey"; "Chinese Podcase #36 "Why is Pronunciation so Important in Chinese Learning?". I listened to these on my afternoon commute.

210 minutes
3.5h

Immersive Chinese Les. 81 - these sets have high quality audio and are straightforward; Dashu Mandarin - "Things not allowed to do in China for 外国人“; "This Chinese Teacher Deserves an Oscar"; "Chinese Parents are ...。Roots in China "Why do we need to speak Mandarin in China?"; "Joy of Life Season 2" Ep. 7. I listen to the drama specifically for phrases I don't recognize. I pause and research unknown sentence construction & grammar.

Wow, Good for you! Your a couple of levels ahead of me.

160 minutes
2.67h

Mandarin Click multiple epsidoes; Dashu Mandarin Intermediate. These were on my commute today so listening only. OSTs Liu Yuning; Episode 6 Joy of Life 2.

250 minutes
4.17h

Dashu Mandarin "Will you quit your job & travel the world?" & "Learn Chinese News #1 & #2; Episodes #4 & #5, Season 2 "Joy of Life". On the videos, I try to hear familiar vocab & grammar structure. I pause the vid & research words in Pleco (single words) or Google (phrases). Some frequently used words or phrases (差不多、没想到、打算、辛苦了,酒店) I note on my white board so I can view them & practice them daily.

225 minutes
3.75h

Dashu Mandarin "How to Stay Motivated to Study Chinese" on my commute - no subtitles. Episodes 2 & 3, "Joy of Life".

385 minutes
6.42h

On my commute: Dashu Mandarin: Live Speaking Practice - "Chinese Verbs" and "Episode 1"; Roots in China, Chinese Live "Is two really two?"; then Season 2, Ep. 1 "Joy of Life"; Maomi Chinese "Do you have the smell of work?"; "Stop the bullying style of education"; "Friendship Marriages". Listened to Liu Yuning's original soundtracks - 老朋友,No Matter, Wish for Light, Don't Dream of Cold, etc.

101 minutes
1.68h

Dashu Mandarin "What do you think of China?" no subtitles. Roots in China live class "is two really two"

120 minutes
2.0h

Chinese live class RootsInChina; Dashu Mandarin "6 Places to Travel in Mainland China - this was on my commute this morning.

200 minutes
3.33h

Two episodes of "The Heir to the Throne". This is a contemporary Chinese drama & the dialogue is much different from the historical dramas I usually watch. 21 songs of Jay Chou from "30 songs of the most popular Chinese Singer"

180 minutes
3.0h

many episodes of 7-minute Chinese; 3 episodes of Roots in China. This was on my commute today.

170 minutes
2.83h

Listened to multiple episodes of 7-Minute Chinese on my commute. Watched Liu Yuning's new drama "Heroes", ep. 5; Joy of Life Season 1, ep. 1 (in prep for Season 2 on 5/16!); 听音乐 - ost Journey to Love, paying attention to composition.

180 minutes
3.0h

Several episodes of 7-Minute Chinese and 30 min of RootsInChina - "ordering from a shop". This was on my commute today. Watched 3 episodes of Liu Yuning's newest drama "Heroes", paying close attention to grammar & new words.

I haven't listened to any of those podcasts. Do you recommend them?

90 minutes
1.5h

Ep. 1 Live Chinese Speaking Dashu Mandarin; Peachy Blossom translation of OSTs (A Journey to Love; Men in Love & a few others). Du Chinese "Three Kingdoms 1: The Beauty Trap"




Challenge time progress:100%
Goal progress:896.8%
Score89.68
Rank1st
Hours reported89.68
Goal10h