Learning Chinese through Stories

Welcome to 听故事说中文, the podcast where stories come alive to help you improve your Chinese language proficiency and cultural competency. 
Today's story is a memoir about Mr. Yang (Yang Zhenning), an elderly man who loved driving well into his eighties, and the writer (his wife) who eventually took over behind the wheel. It's full of small, vivid moments: driving on the wrong side of the road in Hong Kong, an air conditioner that died mid-mountain on a sweltering day, a terrifying near-miss on the edge of a cliff on Tai Mo Shan, and a stubborn old man who never seemed to worry about any of it.
But underneath the close calls and the laughs, there's something quieter going on — about getting older, about who takes the wheel when, and about the simple joy of exploring the hills and trails of Hong Kong together. It's a story about adventure, trust, and the kind of memories that get funnier the longer you carry them.
- Rui & Simeng

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Support Our Podcast
Support Our Podcast → https://www.patreon.com/learningchinesethroughstories
If our podcast brings value to your life and you'd like to help us keep creating great content, consider becoming a patron for as little as $9 a month. As a patron, you'll enjoy:
* ✨ Ad-free episodes for an uninterrupted listening experience
* 📜 Access to all story and story walkthrough transcripts
* 📚 Comprehensive vocabulary lists
* 📖 Our LCTS Favorites ebook + RealLife Chinese for Beginners podcast
* 💬 Our members' Discord community + a monthly study challenge
* 🎥 Monthly live meetup with us (一份火锅 tier)
Not ready to join? Our free Discord is open to every listener — come say hi!
💬 Join our free community on Discord → https://discord.gg/km3GgzCe3J
Your support means the world to us and lets us keep delivering the content you love. Thank you for being part of our community! 💖 — LCTS
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Check out our playlists on Spotify
 Chinese for Intermediate-Playlist
 Chinese for Intermediate High-Playlist
Chinese for Advanced-Playlist
 Chinese for Superior- Playlist
 Chinese for Beginners-Playlist

Welcome to 听故事说中文, the podcast where stories come alive to help you improve your Chinese language proficiency and cultural competency.
Today's episode is about one of the most extraordinary athletes of our time — Shohei Ohtani. But we're not starting with his record-breaking stats or his World Series moments. We're going back much further than that — to a quiet town in Iwate, Japan, where a young boy would throw a baseball against a wall for hours, just to hear it bounce back.

This story is told in natural, flowing Chinese, and it's a beautiful one. Let's get into it.
- Rui & Simeng

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Support Our Podcast
Support Our Podcast → https://www.patreon.com/learningchinesethroughstories
If our podcast brings value to your life and you'd like to help us keep creating great content, consider becoming a patron for as little as $9 a month. As a patron, you'll enjoy:
* ✨ Ad-free episodes for an uninterrupted listening experience
* 📜 Access to all story and story walkthrough transcripts
* 📚 Comprehensive vocabulary lists
* 📖 Our LCTS Favorites ebook + RealLife Chinese for Beginners podcast
* 💬 Our members' Discord community + a monthly study challenge
* 🎥 Monthly live meetup with us (一份火锅 tier)
Not ready to join? Our free Discord is open to every listener — come say hi!
💬 Join our free community on Discord → https://discord.gg/km3GgzCe3J
Your support means the world to us and lets us keep delivering the content you love. Thank you for being part of our community! 💖 — LCTS
************************************************************
Check out our playlists on Spotify
 Chinese for Intermediate-Playlist
 Chinese for Intermediate High-Playlist
Chinese for Advanced-Playlist
 Chinese for Superior- Playlist
 Chinese for Beginners-Playlist

Welcome to 听故事说中文, the podcast where stories come alive to help you improve your Chinese language proficiency and cultural competency.
Today's episode is about one of the most extraordinary athletes of our time — Shohei Ohtani. But we're not starting with his record-breaking stats or his World Series moments. We're going back much further than that — to a quiet town in Iwate, Japan, where a young boy would throw a baseball against a wall for hours, just to hear it bounce back.

This story is told in natural, flowing Chinese, and it's a beautiful one. Let's get into it.
- Rui & Simeng
 
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Support Our Podcast
Support Our Podcast → https://www.patreon.com/learningchinesethroughstories
If our podcast brings value to your life and you'd like to help us keep creating great content, consider becoming a patron for as little as $9 a month. As a patron, you'll enjoy:
* ✨ Ad-free episodes for an uninterrupted listening experience
* 📜 Access to all story and story walkthrough transcripts
* 📚 Comprehensive vocabulary lists
* 📖 Our LCTS Favorites ebook + RealLife Chinese for Beginners podcast
* 💬 Our members' Discord community + a monthly study challenge
* 🎥 Monthly live meetup with us (一份火锅 tier)
Not ready to join? Our free Discord is open to every listener — come say hi!
💬 Join our free community on Discord → https://discord.gg/km3GgzCe3J
Your support means the world to us and lets us keep delivering the content you love. Thank you for being part of our community! 💖 — LCTS
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Check out our playlists on Spotify
 Chinese for Intermediate-Playlist
 Chinese for Intermediate High-Playlist
Chinese for Advanced-Playlist
 Chinese for Superior- Playlist
 Chinese for Beginners-Playlist

Welcome to 听故事说中文, the podcast where stories come alive to help you improve your Chinese language proficiency and cultural competency.
Today, we're talking about something so many of us can relate to: tossing and turning in the middle of the night. We'll follow the story of Chen Mo. On paper, she has the perfect life—a high-level corporate job, a happy family, and a beautiful home. Even her bosses constantly praise her. Yet, sleep completely evades her.
After ruling out all the usual suspects like grief, job insecurity, or family drama, a breakthrough with a therapist reveals a hidden culprit. It turns out, her biggest stressor isn't her actual workload, but her own relentless perfectionism and the exhausting, self-imposed pressure to be flawless.
Let's dive into her story, explore this modern dilemma, and learn some great vocabulary along the way!


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Support Our Podcast → https://www.patreon.com/learningchinesethroughstories
If our podcast brings value to your life and you'd like to help us keep creating great content, consider becoming a patron for as little as $9 a month. As a patron, you'll enjoy:
* ✨ Ad-free episodes for an uninterrupted listening experience
* 📜 Access to all story and story walkthrough transcripts
* 📚 Comprehensive vocabulary lists
* 📖 Our LCTS Favorites ebook + RealLife Chinese for Beginners podcast
* 💬 Our members' Discord community + a monthly study challenge
* 🎥 Monthly live meetup with us (一份火锅 tier)
Not ready to join? Our free Discord is open to every listener — come say hi!
💬 Join our free community on Discord → https://discord.gg/km3GgzCe3J
Your support means the world to us and lets us keep delivering the content you love. Thank you for being part of our community! 💖 — LCTS
************************************************************

Check out our playlists on Spotify
 Chinese for Intermediate-Playlist
 Chinese for Intermediate High-Playlist
Chinese for Advanced-Playlist
 Chinese for Superior- Playlist
 Chinese for Beginners-Playlist

Welcome to 听故事说中文, the podcast where stories come alive to help you improve your Chinese language proficiency and cultural competency.
Today, we're talking about something so many of us can relate to: tossing and turning in the middle of the night. We'll follow the story of Chen Mo. On paper, she has the perfect life—a high-level corporate job, a happy family, and a beautiful home. Even her bosses constantly praise her. Yet, sleep completely evades her.
After ruling out all the usual suspects like grief, job insecurity, or family drama, a breakthrough with a therapist reveals a hidden culprit. It turns out, her biggest stressor isn't her actual workload, but her own relentless perfectionism and the exhausting, self-imposed pressure to be flawless.
Let's dive into her story, explore this modern dilemma, and learn some great vocabulary along the way!


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Support Our Podcast → https://www.patreon.com/learningchinesethroughstories
If our podcast brings value to your life and you'd like to help us keep creating great content, consider becoming a patron for as little as $9 a month. As a patron, you'll enjoy:
* ✨ Ad-free episodes for an uninterrupted listening experience
* 📜 Access to all story and story walkthrough transcripts
* 📚 Comprehensive vocabulary lists
* 📖 Our LCTS Favorites ebook + RealLife Chinese for Beginners podcast
* 💬 Our members' Discord community + a monthly study challenge
* 🎥 Monthly live meetup with us (一份火锅 tier)
Not ready to join? Our free Discord is open to every listener — come say hi!
💬 Join our free community on Discord → https://discord.gg/km3GgzCe3J
Your support means the world to us and lets us keep delivering the content you love. Thank you for being part of our community! 💖 — LCTS
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Check out our playlists on Spotify
 Chinese for Intermediate-Playlist
 Chinese for Intermediate High-Playlist
Chinese for Advanced-Playlist
 Chinese for Superior- Playlist
 Chinese for Beginners-Playlist