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Fluentide · Chinese Listening — Beginner (HSK 2)

Fluentide

20 episodes

The easiest way to start understanding real Chinese. Every day, Fluentide takes today's news and rewrites it in simple HSK 2 Mandarin — slow, clear, and at your level. No textbook dialogues. No "Li Ming goes to the park." Just real stories you actually care about, made understandable for beginners. Each episode comes with a free interactive transcript at fluentide.com — tap any Chinese word for instant pinyin and English definition, toggle pinyin on or off above the text, see key vocabulary with example sentences, and read the full English translation side-by-side. Based on Krashen's comprehensible input theory (i+1). New episodes daily. This podcast uses AI text-to-speech to deliver clear, consistent pronunciation for language learners.

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Episodes

  1. 洛杉矶女议员拒绝“性小屋”提议 — LA Councilmember Traci Park Rejects “Public Sex Huts” Proposal

    · 3:36 · Episode 20

    Traci Park rejects public sex huts proposal LA Councilmember Traci Park Rejects “Public Sex Huts” Proposal HSK 2 level · 3:36 Key Vocabulary • 家 (jiā) — home; family • 睡觉 (shuìjiào) — to sleep • 钱 (qián) — money •…

  2. 格陵兰安全协议签了：美国多两个基地，主权不变 — Greenland Security Deal Signed: Two New US Bases, Sovereignty Stays

    · 1:55 · Episode 19

    Greenland Security Deal Signed: Two New US Bases, Sovereignty Stays Greenland Security Deal Signed: Two New US Bases, Sovereignty Stays HSK 2 level · 1:55 Key Vocabulary • 飞机 (fēijī) — airplane • 名字 (míngzi) — name…

  3. 名厨做高档菜，下班后却爱吃塔可钟 — Top Chefs Cook Fine Food and Reach for Taco Bell After Work

    · 1:11 · Episode 18

    Top Chefs Cook Fine Food and Reach for Taco Bell After Work Top Chefs Cook Fine Food and Reach for Taco Bell After Work HSK 2 level · 1:11 Key Vocabulary • 菜 (cài) — dish; vegetable • 做 (zuò) — to make; to do • 吃…

  4. 每天一定要走一万步吗？研究发现七千步也有好处 — Must You Walk 10,000 Steps? Research Finds Benefits Around 7,000

    · 3:04 · Episode 17

    Must You Walk 10,000 Steps? Research Finds Benefits Around 7,000 Must You Walk 10,000 Steps? Research Finds Benefits Around 7,000 HSK 2 level · 3:04 Key Vocabulary • 走 (zǒu) — to walk; to go • 看 (kàn) — to look at;…

  5. 湖北男子照盗墓小说挖古墓，被判十二年 — A Hubei Man Copies Tomb-Robbing Novels and Gets Twelve Years in Prison

    · 1:42 · Episode 16

    A Hubei Man Copies Tomb-Robbing Novels and Gets Twelve Years in Prison A Hubei Man Copies Tomb-Robbing Novels and Gets Twelve Years in Prison HSK 2 level · 1:42 Key Vocabulary • 看 (kàn) — to look at; to read; to…

  6. 美国跑者靠健身房跑步机训练，首次跑马拉松就夺冠 — A Runner Trains on a Gym Treadmill and Wins His First Marathon

    · 1:33 · Episode 15

    A Runner Trains on a Gym Treadmill and Wins His First Marathon A Runner Trains on a Gym Treadmill and Wins His First Marathon HSK 2 level · 1:33 Key Vocabulary • 跑 (pǎo) — to run • 冷 (lěng) — cold • 快 (kuài) —…

  7. 美国参议员欠甜品店六年，帖子传开后才付钱 — A Senator Pays a Bakery Bill After Six Years and a Viral Post

    · 2:32 · Episode 14

    A Senator Pays a Bakery Bill After Six Years and a Viral Post A Senator Pays a Bakery Bill After Six Years and a Viral Post HSK 2 level · 2:32 Key Vocabulary • 钱 (qián) — money • 说 (shuō) — to say; to speak • 写…

  8. 帮女友挂号，怎么最后被判刑？ — Hospital Booking Bots Lead to Convictions

    · 1:44 · Episode 13

    Hospital Booking Bots Lead to Convictions Hospital Booking Bots Lead to Convictions HSK 2 level · 1:44 Key Vocabulary • 号 (hào) — number; appointment number • 医生 (yīshēng) — doctor • 电脑 (diànnǎo) — computer • 医院…

  9. 沃尔玛的机器人，为什么搬不好箱子？ — Walmart Robots Struggle With Everyday Goods

    · 3:33 · Episode 12

    Walmart Robots Struggle With Everyday Goods Walmart Robots Struggle With Everyday Goods HSK 2 level · 3:33 Key Vocabulary • 东西 (dōngxi) — thing; things; stuff • 工作 (gōngzuò) — work; job; to work • 可以 (kěyǐ) — can;…

  10. NFL球员不打球了，去解数学难题 — Former NFL Player Proves a Maths Conjecture

    · 3:33 · Episode 11

    Former NFL Player Proves a Maths Conjecture Former NFL Player Proves a Maths Conjecture HSK 2 level · 3:33 Key Vocabulary • 学习 (xuéxí) — to study; to learn • 学校 (xuéxiào) — school • 老师 (lǎoshī) — teacher • 工作…

  11. 咖啡店为什么开始卖包？ — Coffee Shops Turn Tote Bags Into Branding

    · 1:37 · Episode 10

    Coffee Shops Turn Tote Bags Into Branding Coffee Shops Turn Tote Bags Into Branding HSK 2 level · 1:37 Key Vocabulary • 商店 (shāngdiàn) — store; shop • 买 (mǎi) — to buy • 想 (xiǎng) — to want; to think • 小 (xiǎo) —…

  12. 飞机能上网了，旁边的人开始开会了 — Fast Plane Wi-Fi Brings Noisy Work Calls

    · 3:13 · Episode 9

    Fast Plane Wi-Fi Brings Noisy Work Calls Fast Plane Wi-Fi Brings Noisy Work Calls HSK 2 level · 3:13 Key Vocabulary • 飞机 (fēijī) — airplane • 睡觉 (shuìjiào) — to sleep • 工作 (gōngzuò) — work; job • 电话 (diànhuà) —…

  13. 松鼠打猫头鹰、驼鹿打喷嚏：2026年最好笑的野生动物照片入围名单出炉 — A Squirrel Attacks an Owl and a Moose Sneezes: The Funniest Wildlife Photos of 2026 Are In

    · 3:27 · Episode 8

    2026 Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards finalists revealed 1 Oct 2026: a record 10,000+ entries from 112 countries; 56 finalists (40 single images, 3 under-16, 4 portfolios, 9 videos). Highlights: 'Are You Kidding Me?'…

  14. 哈尔岑获诺贝尔物理学奖：他把南极的冰变成了捕捉幽灵粒子的望远镜 — Francis Halzen Wins the Physics Nobel for Turning a Cubic Kilometer of Antarctic Ice Into a Telescope for Ghost Particles

    · 3:40 · Episode 7

    2026 Nobel Prize in Physics (announced 6 Oct 2026) to Francis Halzen, sole laureate (first sole physics winner since Georges Charpak in 1992), 'for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the…

  15. 法国高中生因缺老师罢课抗议：二十五万人上街，五百多所学校停课 — French High-School Students Walk Out Over Missing Teachers: 250,000 March, Thousands Arrested and 500 Schools Shut

    · 3:21 · Episode 6

    France lycée (high-school) protests, late Sept-Oct 2026. Began at Lycée Saint-Exupéry in Créteil (Paris south-east suburb) over teacher shortages: ~10% of teaching hours went untaught in public secondary schools in…

  16. 俄罗斯鼠疫研究所研究员实验事故后死亡，官方否认是鼠疫，却隔离了近两百人 — A Russian Lab Worker Died After a Test Tube Broke at a Plague Institute. Russia Says It Wasn't Plague, but Quarantined 200 People.

    · 3:39 · Episode 5

    Russia plague scare (Oct 2026). Darya (Daria) Shipilova, 28, researcher at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute (Siberia). Regional media, citing security-service sources, reported she broke a test tube…

  17. 迪拜航空副驾驶用驾驶舱里的斧子砍伤机长，乘客冲进去救下了整架飞机 — A FlyDubai Co-Pilot Attacked His Captain With the Cockpit's Own Axe. Passengers Broke In and Saved the Plane.

    · 4:36 · Episode 4

    FlyDubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv, Wednesday 30 September 2026, 174 people on board, mostly Israeli. About two hours in, at ~34,000 ft, the co-pilot, Omani national Hamam al-Hammami, attacked Indian captain…

  18. 刮舌头比刷舌头更能去口臭，可舌头上的细菌也在帮你降血压 — Tongue Scrapers Beat Toothbrushes at Fighting Bad Breath — and Your Tongue's Bacteria May Help Lower Your Blood Pressure

    · 4:47 · Episode 3

    Should you use a tongue scraper? (The Economist, 1 October 2026, 'Should you be using a tongue-scraper?'.) Tongue scraping — an old Ayurvedic practice now trending on social media and a growing consumer market —…

  19. 叶军的原子钟一百五十亿年不差一秒，他拿下了被称为诺奖风向标的沃尔夫物理学奖 — Jun Ye's Atomic Clock Won't Lose a Second in 15 Billion Years. Now He Has Won the Wolf Prize, Often a Step Before the Nobel.

    · 4:50 · Episode 2

    Shanghai-born physicist Jun Ye (b. Nov 1967; Shanghai Jiao Tong University applied physics 1989; PhD University of Colorado 1997; JILA/NIST/CU Boulder; NAS 2011; 2022 Breakthrough Prize shared with Hidetoshi Katori)…

  20. 多动症，也许根本不是“注意力”的问题 — ADHD May Not Be a Problem of 'Attention' at All

    · 2:06 · Episode 1

    Psychiatrist Awais Aftab argues (NYT, first edition of the series Therapeutic Window) that 'attention deficit' may be the wrong framing for ADHD. A major study in Cell last year found stimulants act on brain networks…

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