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Elementary | Spending Money in Hong Kong

October 7, 2026 · 16 min

As one of Asia's premier shopping cities, Hong Kong has more than a few places to spend your hard-earned cash. No matter what it is you buy, your coworkers will undoubtedly be curious as to how much money you've spent on your most recent…
Elementary | A Present for Mid-Autumn Festival

October 5, 2026 · 19 min

Mid-Autumn Festival, which is celebrated every year on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, is a celebration in honour of the moon, and sharing mooncakes is one of the hallmark traditions of this festival. Listen in to today's lesson to…
Elementary | Photocopying and Printing

October 2, 2026 · 17 min

What do you do when you're thrust into an office environment with little English and a multitude of tasks to complete? ChinesePod offers a solution with today's lesson on the wild world of office duties like photocopying, printing and…
Elementary | Finding the Office Building

September 30, 2026 · 17 min

You've gotten directions to the office and gotten your friend to tell the taxi driver where to go. All you need to do now is find your way out of the taxi to the correct floor in the office building itself. Learn how to make this final…
Elementary | Buying a Prepaid Cell Phone Card

September 28, 2026 · 15 min

So you've just had an hour-long argument with your landlord about the electricity bill or exchanged a few hundred texts with your significant other; either way your phone is out of credit. Don't panic! Learn how to recharge your cell phone…
Elementary | Restaurant Recommendation

September 25, 2026 · 16 min

Each person has his own preferences, but the Chinese way to finding a good restaurant is -- no, not Yelp or Dianping -- asking friends, face to face, the good old-fashioned way! In this lesson, follow such a conversation about where to eat…
Elementary | Directions for the Taxi Driver

September 23, 2026 · 19 min

Why bother to even ask for directions at all, when you can just hop in a cab, call your Chinese friend, and have her tell the driver where you want to go? In this lesson, our lazy office visitor does just that. But you may just learn some…
Elementary | Getting to the Office

September 21, 2026 · 15 min

You'd normally just check online for the fastest route via public transportation to get to your destination, but you're out of data on your smartphone and can't find wireless. What do you do? Good thing you listened to this ChinesePod…