Chinese Studio
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Chinese Studio is a 5 minute English radio program that is a Chinese lesson that occurs at the end of each China Radio International
broadcast. For example, at the end of China Drive
, this program will air.
The Chinese lessons are usually an entertaining dialogue between a non-Chinese male and a Chinese female.
China Radio International
China Radio International , the former Radio Beijing and originally Radio Peking, founded on December 3 of 1941, is one of the three state-owned media in China along with China National Radio and China Central Television in the People's Republic of China .As the PRC's external radio station, CRI...
broadcast. For example, at the end of China Drive
China Drive
China Drive is the only daily bi-lingual news and lifestyle radio show in China. It's broadcast seven days a week, 5-7pm Beijing time on China Radio International and focusses on life in China...
, this program will air.
The Chinese lessons are usually an entertaining dialogue between a non-Chinese male and a Chinese female.
General Theme of the Program
The theme is generally done on a week by week basis with one topic per week and a lesson review on Sundays. For example, if the lesson is about purchasing a car, the words used in the lessons will be focused around that theme for the entire week.Air Personalities
- Yajie - a lady who has been with the program the longest
- Brendan (the current male non-Chinese host, as of April 16, 2007)
Past Hosts
- Cam (the previous male non-Chinese host, until April 15, 2007)
- Michael
- Raymond
- James
- Chris
- Shanshan (Sit-in for Yajie, ep. 111)
- (others not listed)
See also
- Travel In ChineseTravel In ChineseTravel in Chinese is a 15 minute segment on CCTV-9 that is hosted by Dashan. The segment is a Chinese lesson.-Background:The Chinese lesson segments is broken down into:* A 2-3 minute action scene using key Chinese phrases...
, the television segment on CCTV InternationalCCTV InternationalCCTV News formerly known as CCTV-9 is a 24-hour English news channel, of China Central Television . The channel grew out of CCTV International, which was launched on 15 September 2000. CCTV News coverage includes newscasts, in-depth reports, and commentary programs, as well as feature...
, also a Chinese language lesson hosted by DashanDashanDashan is the Chinese stage name adopted by Canadian Mark Henry Rowswell, CM who works as a freelance performer in People's Republic of China. Relatively unknown in the West, Dashan is the most famous Western personality in China's media industry. He occupies a unique position as a foreign...
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