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Learn Chinese with ease! Talk Chineasy brings you 7-minute daily Chinese lessons. Each day, ShaoLan and a special guest share interesting cultural insights and stories as they teach you a useful Chinese phrase. Our amazing guests include rock stars, artists, CEOs, professors, adventurists, scientists, and more. You’ll discover the rich culture behind the most widely spoken language while learning how to converse in essential Mandarin Chinese. ✨ Explore various topics, special guests, and ins ...
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Learn the Chinese word for “conference” with a real “Conference Guru” Martin Talvari. He is a co-founder of Myriad.live and was involved in running one of the biggest technology and investment conferences in the world, Slush. 🔥 Download the Chineasy App for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language at https://bit.ly/TalkChineasy! Check…
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“You work to achieve power!” Find out what the Chinese characters that represent “Kung Fu” mean and why Kung Fu is related to Tai Chi. Listen in and enjoy as Chineasy creator ShaoLan talks to Tai Chi expert James Trapp. 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language at https://bit.ly/TalkChineasy! Check out o…
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What is the word for “story” in Chinese? Find out with fairy tale enthusiast and super toy designer Kara Dyer. 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language at https://bit.ly/TalkChineasy! Check out our website for more https://bit.ly/chineasysn!By Chineasy by ShaoLan
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We are still in the throes of a startling digital revolution and Plamen Russev calls in from Bulgaria to talk about his conference Webit and how he is trying to use digital technologies to make our world a better place. 🔥 Download the Chineasy App for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language at https://bit.ly/TalkChineasy! Check out o…
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Discover how to say “leave a message” in Chinese with Transition drummer Josh Edbrooke and Chineasy Creator ShaoLan. Super useful when you want to leave a message or ask someone else to do it for you! Find out why the Chinese words for “leave a message” have in common with “rumor”! 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into Chinese c…
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TED resident, successful CEO and Podcast host Susan Bird learns the word for “colleague” in Chinese. ShaoLan asks her to share some pearls of wisdom when choosing colleagues. 🔥 Download the Chineasy App for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language at https://bit.ly/TalkChineasy! Check out our website for more https://bit.ly/chineasysn…
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ShaoLan and Tony Curzon Price teach the word for ”debate” in Chinese and engage in some serious debating in the process! 🔥 Download the Chineasy App for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language at https://bit.ly/TalkChineasy! Check out our website for more https://bit.ly/chineasysn!By Chineasy by ShaoLan
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In this super funny episode, Transition drummer Josh Edbrooke and ShaoLan look at the positive and negative ways you can use “always” in Chinese. 🔥 Download the Chineasy App for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language at https://bit.ly/TalkChineasy! Check out our website for more https://bit.ly/chineasysn!…
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The author of the bestselling book Play Bigger, Kevin Maney joins ShaoLan to learn a hugely important word in Chinese, “big”! Find out why Kevin believes it is so key to “play big” in the modern world. 🔥 Download the Chineasy App for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language at https://bit.ly/TalkChineasy! Check out our website for mor…
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What things can you describe as “fresh” in Chinese? Learn how to pronounce the word perfectly along with today’s guest, Transition singer Jesse Edbrooke. 🔥 Download the Chineasy App for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language at https://bit.ly/TalkChineasy! Check out our website for more https://bit.ly/chineasysn!…
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Learn how to say “new” in Chinese with Kickstarter’s Sean Leow and ShaoLan. Find out how to apply the word to describe “new year,” “new home,” and more! 🔥 Download the Chineasy App for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language at https://bit.ly/TalkChineasy! Check out our website for more https://bit.ly/chineasysn!…
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Tony Curzon Price of Open Politics joins ShaoLan to learn two incredibly useful words ”open” and ”close” in Mandarin Chinese. Find out how the use of these verbs are different in Chinese than in English and be surprised at how many different situations you can use them in! 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture an…
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Musician Ida M. Paul has had many hit songs and her success is down to some great talent and an amazing work ethic. As a student at Harvard University, she knows about roommates and in this episode finds out how to say ”roommate” in Mandarin Chinese. 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language. Check out o…
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Listen to this humorous episode in order to master the pronunciation of ”smells bad” in Mandarin Chinese with ShaoLan and Harvard University student Stephen Turban. Would you describe stinky tofu as a good smell or bad smell?! Listen and enjoy! 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language. Check out our web…
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Which style of English do you enjoy listening to? Singapore style, English style, American style. Learn how to express that and more in an entertaining conversation between Chineasy creator ShaoLan and Transition drummer Josh Edbrooke. 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language. Check out our website for …
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Chinese expert and keen chef of Chinese cuisine James Trapp drops in to the studio in London to share some of the key ways to describe Chinese Cuisine. He also shares what he likes to make as his “signature dish.” This episode will almost certainly make you feel hungry! 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and l…
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Josh Edbrooke, drummer from Transition shares why visiting hospital recently has been a positive experience. Find out from his conversation with ShaoLan how to say “hospital” and “dentist” in Chinese. 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language. Check out our website for more.…
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What does ancient Chinese wisdom have to do with kites? Find out that and more in this episode with ShaoLan and kiteboard inventor Tony Curzon Price! 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language. Check out our website for more.By Chineasy by ShaoLan
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How do you say ”let’s take a selfie” and ”take a picture” in Mandarin Chinese? Find out with Chineasy creator ShaoLan and the world-famous photographer Chase Jarvis from CreativeLive. When you listen, you will find out why the Chinese description of the phrase is so poetic! 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture a…
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How do you say ”go abroad” in Mandarin Chinese? And what differences are there between that and the literal translation in English? Transition drummer Josh joins ShaoLan to find out! 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language. Check out our website for more.…
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Immensely popular student Stephen Turban learns the word for ”popularity” in Mandarin Chinese. Understand the right ways to use the word and also find our more about the Chinese concept of destiny or ”yuan fen” 緣分/缘分. 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language. Check out our website for more.…
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What does the word for ”subscribe” in Mandarin Chinese have to do with getting engaged? Find out in this interesting interview with Chief Editor of ”The What”, Gina Pell who has tens of thousands of subscribers. 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language. Check out our website for more.…
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The app Calm has already had over 10 million downloads worldwide and in this episode, its creator Michael Acton Smith shares with ShaoLan why it is helping more people than ever. Discover how to say “calm” in Chinese and stay calm in the hectic, fast-paced modern world that we all live in. 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into C…
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Bruno Giussani of TED was one of the key people who offered key encouragement and support to ShaoLan in her journey to create Chineasy. Bruno shares some of his invaluable expertise about how to shine on the stage and learns how to say “stage” in Chinese. 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language. Check …
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Are you a fan of Chineasy?! How do you say fans in Chinese? Transition singer and songwriter Jesse Edbrooke joins ShaoLan in London to find out and to get the pronunciation perfect! 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language. Check out our website for more.…
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Sean Leow of Kickstarter has spent many years in China and speaks the language fluently. In this episode, he joins ShaoLan to teach you how to say ”special” in Chinese! 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language. Check out our website for more.By Chineasy by ShaoLan
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Creator of Creative Live the world’s largest live streaming education platform joins ShaoLan to talk about how to save the world with ”creativity.” Moreover, listen to the interview to learn to say ”live streaming” in Mandarin Chinese. 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language. Check out our website for …
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What things are possible? ShaoLan quizzes Mandeep on her views and shows how the newly learned Chinese word ”possible” can be applied in many real life situations. 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language. Check out our website for more.By Chineasy by ShaoLan
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Ever wondered how to say ”get naked” in Chinese? World famous doctor David Agus phones in from California to find out. He also shares his views that ”getting naked” can help us to prevent disease and live a long and healthy life. 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language. Check out our website for more.…
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CEO of cyber security firm Crossword Cybersecurity Tom Ilube knows a thing or two about keeping yourself protected online. He shares his valuable knowledge and learns how to say ”internet” in Chinese in the process. 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language. Check out our website for more.…
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Sean Leow of Kickstarter calls in from New York to learn how to say “limit” and “unlimited” in Chinese. Both words are key in different situations, so be sure to listen in. Also, find out why limited editions are often more desired by Kickstarter backers than unlimited versions! 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into Chinese cult…
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Sean Leow of Kickstarter and founder of Neo Cha in China joins ShaoLan for an exciting episode of Talk Chineasy. Throughout the conversation, you will learn how to say Reward in Chinese. Also, find out why Kickstarter believes giving backers rewards is the best way to finance creative projects. 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper i…
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Do you prefer to work by yourself or have meetings with other people? Mandeep Rai drops into the studio in London to learn how to say ”have a meeting” in Chinese. Listen and grasp which contexts to use the phrase in. 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language. Check out our website for more.…
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Chief Marketing Officer for the Boston Red Sox Adam Grossman joins ShaoLan to learn how to say ”Red Sox” in Chinese. Bonus words taught in this lesson include how to cheer on your team to get a home run! 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language. Check out our website for more.…
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Chafic Kazoun is passionate about cocktails and even has his own cocktail bar at home! Listen in to hear more about the secrets to a good cocktail and most importantly what the word is in Mandarin Chinese! 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language. Check out our website for more.…
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Serial entrepreneur Bill Gross generously shares his thoughts and ideas about new trends that we are seeing in markets around the world. He also discovers the Mandarin Chinese words for ”market” and shares the fascinating story of creating a product that was unintentionally a hit in China! 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into C…
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What is the link in Chinese culture between jealousy and drinking vinegar? Discover that and more in this entertaining episode with Transition drummer Josh Edbrooke and Chineasy founder ShaoLan. 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language. Check out our website for more.…
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”A touch of class!” Transition singer Jesse Edbrooke learns how to say ”water” and ”sparkling water” in Chinese. ShaoLan makes the words easy to remember by describing the visual origins of the characters. 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language. Check out our website for more.…
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Chineasy launched an amazing new project as part of the amazing Kickstarter Gold initiative. ShaoLan teaches Sean Leow of Kickstarter how to say “to launch” in Chinese. 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language. Check out our website for more.By Chineasy by ShaoLan
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Dambisa is a world leading economist and New York Times bestselling author. She is also a keen runner and has completed numerous marathons, which is no mean feat! In this episode, she learns the word for ”to jog” in Chinese and finds out why it is not as straightforward as you would imagine! 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into…
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New York Times bestselling author Dambisa Moyo is this episode’s guest as ShaoLan teaches her how to say ”influence” in Chinese. Listen to Dambisa’s fascinating views on global economic trends. 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language. Check out our website for more.…
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It's a fact of life that over half of the world’s population will have to deal with periods at some point in their lifetime. The remarkable Nadya Okamoto has used her youth organisation Period to help in the fight to empower women around the world by providing education and sanitary products. ShaoLan teaches her how to say ”period” in Chinese. 🔥 Do…
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Chief Editor of The What, Gina Pell rejoins ShaoLan to share her secrets to being a confident person. ShaoLan teaches her the word for confidence in Chinese and the beautiful history of the character for confidence will surprise you! 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language. Check out our website for mo…
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Successful TV presenter Noreena Hertz shares her secrets to being optimistic and her answer may surprise you! ShaoLan coaches her how to say “optimistic” and “pessimistic” in Chinese, with a bonus recap of “I love you” in Chinese near the end of the lesson. 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language. Chec…
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Possibly the most important thing you will learn today! ”Timing” in Chinese and who better to learn the word than hugely successful entrepreneur Bill Gross. He shares the most important secrets he has learned along his journey starting businesses and ShaoLan shows him how he could have saved a lot of time! 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and d…
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ShaoLan speaks to Russian-American poet Edward Shenderovich about “going to work” in Chinese. Edward is the Managing Director of the successful New York flexible workspace company Knotel and also learns the bonus words ”work from home” in Chinese. 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language. Check out our …
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Know the difference between ”do you have time” and ”do you have the time” in Mandarin Chinese in this cute episode with Chineasy founder and presenter ShaoLan and Harvard senior Stephen Turban. 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language. Check out our website for more.…
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Charlie Hoffs became fluent in Chinese at 16 years old. ShaoLan teaches her the different uses of the word “dear.” Listen carefully so you can avoid any embarrassing situations by saying the word in the wrong context! 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language. Check out our website for more.…
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With over 75,000 volunteers across the globe, Period is an amazing organisation providing hygiene products to women all over the world. In this episode, ShaoLan interviews Nadya about the journey and how she has recruited so many volunteers. 🔥 Download the Chineasy app for free and dive deeper into Chinese culture and language. Check out our websit…
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