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Yu Qing’s date notices she isn’t carrying her backpack. She explains that it wouldn’t look good with her dress...—————————————————————————————————约会对象：你今天怎么没带背包？雨晴：因为我穿了裙子，所以带背包不好看。约会对象：啊，对。我第一次看你穿裙子，真好看。雨晴：谢谢啊，天气热了，以后我会常常穿裙子。我不喜欢穿裤子。约会对象：为什么？雨晴：穿裤子比穿裙子舒服多了。约会对象：啊，我希望我也能穿裙子。雨晴：哈哈，你是苏格兰人就可以。—————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories that suit your level✅ native audio✅ Interactions with native to practice your speaking✅ One tap Pinyin, explain in context for words and sentences✅ Writing and speaking exercises with real person feedback✅ Track your learning streakNot using these features yet? Open our app or visit maayot.com Use promotion code “Podcast” , get a 50% off today !If this episode made you smile, laugh, or learn something new. Please Take just 30 seconds to leave us a rating and short review. It helps other Mandarin learners discover us !

Gao Yue meets Anna and asks where she’s from. She says she’s from the UK, and Gao Yue compliments her Chinese...Original text:—————————————————————————————————高月：你好啊！问一下，你是哪国人？  安娜：你好，我是英国人。  高月：啊，你的汉语真好。  安娜：谢谢，我学了三年了。  高月：太好了，我叫高月。你呢？  安娜：我中文名字叫安娜。 —————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories that suit your level✅ native audio✅ Interactions with native to practice your speaking✅ One tap Pinyin, explain in context for words and sentences✅ Writing and speaking exercises with real person feedback✅ Track your learning streakNot using these features yet? Open our app or visit maayot.com Use promotion code “Podcast” , get a 50% off today !If this episode made you smile, laugh, or learn something new. Please Take just 30 second

Gao Yue compliments Anna on her Chinese. She explains she wants to work in China and make Chinese friends......Original text: —————————————————————————————————高月：哇，你的中文很好。 安娜：谢谢，我学了三年了。 高月：你为什么想学中文？ 安娜：我想来中国工作， 高月：太好啦。 安娜：我也想和中国人交朋友。 高月：我可以是你朋友吗？  —————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories that suit your level✅ native audio✅ Interactions with native to practice your speaking✅ One tap Pinyin, explain in context for words and sentences✅ Writing and speaking exercises with real person feedback✅ Track your learning streakNot using these features yet? Open our app or visit maayot.com Use promotion code “Podcast” , get a 50% off today !If this episode made you smile, laugh, or learn something new. Please Take just 30 seconds to l

Li Yang asks his wife about this month’s water bill and points out they were away for ten days, so it should be lower...—————————————————————————————————李阳：这个月的水费多少钱？妻子：我没看，和平时差不多吧？李阳：不会，这个月我们有十天都没在家。记得吗？妻子：喔，对对对。那会比平时少一点。李阳：嗯，你到时候看看。我想会少一半吧？妻子：我看看，到时候我告诉你。—————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories that suit your level✅ native audio✅ Interactions with native to practice your speaking✅ One tap Pinyin, explain in context for words and sentences✅ Writing and speaking exercises with real person feedback✅ Track your learning streakNot using these features yet? Open our app or visit maayot.com Use promotion code “Podcast” , get a 50% off today !If this episode made you smile, laugh, or learn something new. Please Take just 30 seconds to leave us a rating and short review. It helps other Mandarin l

Anna tells Gao Yue she wants to go out for a walk. Gao Yue offers to join her, asking if she’s in a bad mood...—————————————————————————————————安娜：亲爱的，我出去一下。高月：这么晚了，你去哪里？安娜：我想出去走走，有点闷。高月：我陪你一起去吧。我们一起走走，怎么样？安娜：好啊。那更好。高月：你心情不好吗？安娜：没有，我就是一天都没出去了。工作久了就闷。—————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories that suit your level✅ native audio✅ Interactions with native to practice your speaking✅ One tap Pinyin, explain in context for words and sentences✅ Writing and speaking exercises with real person feedback✅ Track your learning streakNot using these features yet? Open our app or visit maayot.com Use promotion code “Podcast” , get a 50% off today !If this episode made you smile, laugh, or learn something new. Please Take just 30 seconds to leave us a rating and short review. It helps other Mand

Anna and Gao Yue talk about their heights. Anna guesses Gao Yue is...Original text: —————————————————————————————————安娜：你多高？ 高月：你觉得我多高？ 安娜：嗯......一米八五？ 高月：哈哈，差不多。我一米八三。 安娜：啊，你猜我多高？ 高月：你？不高不矮，我正喜欢。 安娜：我差不多一米六。—————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories that suit your level✅ native audio✅ Interactions with native to practice your speaking✅ One tap Pinyin, explain in context for words and sentences✅ Writing and speaking exercises with real person feedback✅ Track your learning streakNot using these features yet? Open our app or visit maayot.com Use promotion code “Podcast” , get a 50% off today !If this episode made you smile, laugh, or learn something new. Please Take just 30 seconds to leave us a rati

Invisible gender discrimination, like sexual harassment, subtly affects women daily. Repeated low-level threats create stress, alter brain function, and increase long-term risks of depression and anxiety. What can we do for this？—————————————————————————————————在许多社会中，性别歧视往往被理解为明显的排斥或制度性不公，但更普遍、也更难被察觉的，是日常生活中无处不在的“隐性性别歧视”。性骚扰正是这种隐性歧视中最常见、也最具破坏性的一种表现形式。它并不总是以暴力出现，更多时候是一句不合时宜的评论、一次令人不适的注视，或是在公共空间中反复发生的骚扰行为......—————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories that suit your level✅ native audio✅ Interactions with native for practice your speaking✅ One tap Pinyin, explain in context for words and sentences✅ Writing and speaking exercises with real person feedback✅ Track your learning streakNot using these features yet? Open our app or visit maayot.com and explore everything your Mandarin journey needs. Use promotion code “Podcast” , get a 50% off today !If this episode made you smile, laugh, or learn something new. Please Take just 30 seconds to leave us a rating and short review. It helps other Mandarin learners discover us

Anna points out a large stain on the wall and asks Gao Yue what happened the night before. Gao Yue admits it probably happened while playing games with friends after drinking too much.—————————————————————————————————安娜：你醒啦？昨天晚上你和朋友们做了什么？你看！墙上的这些污渍。高月：哎呀，我都没注意。一定是和我朋友们玩游戏的时候弄的。安娜：你不记得吗？这么大一块污渍。哈哈哈，别装了。高月：真的不记得了。可能我们都喝太多了，大家都有些醉了。看上去应该是啤酒污渍。安娜：好吧，算了。怎么办呢？不知道能不能去掉这些污渍。不然，我们就有麻烦了。高月：别担心，交给我吧。啤酒污渍不难去掉。或者，我可以重新粉刷一下这里。安娜：好吧，那我就不管了。下次小心啊！—————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories that suit your level✅ native audio✅ Interactions with native for practice your speaking✅ One tap Pinyin, explain in context for words and sentences✅ Writing and speaking exercises with real person feedback✅ Track your learning streakNot using these features yet? Open our app or visit maayot.com and explore everything your Mandarin journey needs. Use promotion code “Podcast” , get a 50% off today !If this episode made you smile, laugh, or learn something new. Please Take just 30 seconds to leave us a rating and short review. It helps other Mandarin learners discover us !

Li Yang’s wife worries that the roast chicken they just ate might be undercooked. Soon She realises her fear might be coming from a past severe food poisoning incident, and jokingly considers never eating chicken again. —————————————————————————————————妻子：你觉得我们刚刚吃的那个烤鸡熟了吗？李阳：熟了吧？你觉得肚子不舒服吗？妻子：没有。就是问问。我吃的时候觉得鸡肉中间很软。李阳：别担心。那是腌过的鸡肉，煮熟了也很软的。你知道的。你这是心理作用。妻子：嗯，好吧。我多想了。哎，‘一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳’。就是我的那次非常严重的食物中毒害的，每次我在外面吃鸡肉都会担心。李阳：嗯，我知道。那次你的食物中毒是很严重，是救护车来抬你去医院急救的。妻子：别说了别说了。说起我就起鸡皮疙瘩。要不，我以后再也不吃鸡肉了吧。—————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories that suit your level✅ native audio✅ Interactions with native for practice your speaking✅ One tap Pinyin, explain in context for words and sentences✅ Writing and speaking exercises with real person feedback✅ Track your learning streakNot using these features yet? Open our app or visit maayot.com and explore everything your Mandarin journey needs. Use promotion code “Podcast” , get a 50% off today !If this episode made you smile, laugh, or learn something new. Please Take just 30 seconds to leave us a rating and short review. It helps other Mandarin learners discover us !

During a date, Yu Qing and her date talk about zodiac signs. While neither of them truly believes in astrology, they agree it’s a useful icebreaker. They discuss how relying too much on zodiac labels can oversimplify people and limit personal growth. —————————————————————————————————约会对象：你相信星座吗？你是什么座的？雨晴：哈哈哈，你相信吗？我半信半疑吧。不全信。我是狮子座。约会对象：真的吗？我听说狮子座的人很爱表现，很自信。嗯, 不太像你。雨晴：是吗？那不是很准，对吧。有些性格是后天形成的，不全是由星座决定的。不过，我的一个朋友就非常信星座，去约会也要先问约会对象是什么星座，然后查看他们的星座合不合。哈哈哈。你不会跟我朋友一样吧？约会对象：嗯，我其实也不是很信。不过这个是一个不错的聊天话题，哈哈哈。用这个话题来破冰挺好的。而且，如果一个人很信星座的话，容易给自己和他人贴标签。比如：“啊，我是这个星座的，所以我就是这样的人，改不了。”还有刚刚你说你的那个朋友，约会前看星座合不合适再决定去不去赴约的就有点极端了。毕竟，像你说的，性格还是可以改变的。雨晴：嗯，是。我同意。所以……你是什么星座的呢？约会对象：我是金牛座。一般说这个星座的人很踏实，能吃苦，不太爱表达。雨晴：是你吗？约会对象：我觉得挺符合我现在的状态的。不过，这可能是巧合。—————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories that suit your level✅ native audio✅ Interactions with native for practice your speaking✅ One tap Pinyin, explain in context for words and sentences✅ Writing and speaking exercises with real person feedback✅ Track your learning streakNot using these features yet? Open our app or visit maayot.com and explore everything your Mandarin journey needs. Use promotion code “Podcast” , get a 50% off today !If this episode made you smile, laugh, or learn something new. Please Take just 30 seconds to leave us a rating and short review. It helps other Mandarin learners discover us !

Yu Qing and her roommate watch birds flying south to escape the cold. Envious of their freedom, Yu Qing wishes she could fly too. when asked where she would go, she sweetly says...—————————————————————————————————同屋：你看， 天上好多鸟啊！雨晴：哇，它们都往一个方向飞，不知道它们要去哪里。同屋：它们向南飞，这里太冷了。哈哈雨晴：要是我也能飞就好了。同屋：要是你能飞，你想飞去哪里？雨晴：我想飞回家，飞到妈妈怀里。—————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories that suit your level✅ native audio✅ Interactions with native for practice your speaking✅ One tap Pinyin, explain in context for words and sentences✅ Writing and speaking exercises with real person feedback✅ Track your learning streakNot using these features yet? Open our app or visit maayot.com and explore everything your Mandarin journey needs. Use promotion code “Podcast” , get a 50% off today !If this ep

Anna and Gao Yue are excited about potato chips with Chinese cuisine flavors. They spot one flavored like Lao Gan Ma and another with Sichuan flavor. They decide to buy and try all！—————————————————————————————————安娜：哈哈，你看这个！太有意思啦。高月：啊，老干妈口味的薯片。哈哈。你也知道老干妈吗？安娜：我非常喜欢！我们要不要尝尝这个口味的薯片？高月：好啊。你喜欢我们就买。这还有四川口味的薯片呢，你看。安娜：真的耶。都是中国菜口味的薯片。我们都买来试试吧。—————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories that suit your level✅ native audio✅ Interactions with native for practice your speaking✅ One tap Pinyin, explain in context for words and sentences✅ Writing and speaking exercises with real person feedback✅ Track your learning streakNot using these features yet? Open our app or visit maayot.com and explore everything your Mandarin journey needs. Use promotion code “Podcast” , get a 50% off today !If this episode made you smile, laugh, or learn somethi

More people are turning to AI for emotional and dating advice, seeking rational, nonjudgmental responses that friends or family may not provide. While AI can provide short-term relief, overreliance may weaken real communication skills and emotional self-reflection.——————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories that suit your level✅ native audio✅ Interactions with native for practice your speaking✅ One tap Pinyin, explain in context for words and sentences✅ Writing and speaking exercises with real person feedback✅ Track...

As the end of the month approaches, Gao Jin can’t hide his excitement as payday is almost here! He admits to Gao Yue that he’s someone who spends all his salary every month - a “moonlight clan” member. Want to join maayot.com for more real-life conversations? Use promotion code “Podcast” , get a 50% off today !—————————————————————————————————安娜：你在想什么？高月：我在想今晚我们吃什么好？安娜：不用想了，我们去吃自助火锅吧。你觉得呢？高月：自助火锅？安娜：嗯，对。两人行，一人免单。高月：喔？我怎么不知道。好啊！安娜：我朋友告诉我的。高月：我也想吃火锅了！—————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories that suit your level ✅ native audio✅ Interactions with native for practice your speaking ✅ One tap Pinyin, explain in context for words and sentences✅ Writing and speaking exercises with real person feedback ✅ Track your learning streakNot using these feature

Yu Qing checks in with her roommate, who has been staying peacefully on a farm currently. Her roommate loves the quiet solitude. But Yu Qing feels the opposite. She craves conversation and connection. As they talk, they realize how differently they recharge.Want to join maayot.com for more real-life conversations? Use promotion code “Podcast” , get a 50% off today !—————————————————————————————————雨晴：在农场的生活怎么样？同屋：我非常享受这里的生活。感觉特别安静，自由，除了工作的时间，没人打扰我。雨晴：你交了些新朋友吗？同屋：没有。你懂的。我不擅长交朋友。我觉得一个人待着挺舒服的。雨晴：我正好相反。越安静我觉得越空。有时候一整天不和别人说话，心里就发慌。你不在的这段时间，我可孤单死了。同屋：我知道。我们就是感受力很不同的两个人。对我来说，独处时充电。我一定要有自己独处的时间。雨晴：真羡慕你能这样。我不敢想我一个人在你那种农场待那么久。一想就孤单。同屋：哈哈，你靠热闹补充能量。快让你的约会对象带你出去玩玩，感受一下热闹啊。雨晴：啊，我正想说呢。我和上次跟你提到的那个哥哥去看脱口秀了。我们都特别喜欢。这段时间我们约了几次会，感觉挺好的。同屋：那不就很好？可是你要分清楚啊。你是不是因为感到孤单才喜欢跟他出去玩的？这个也能影响你的感受力。雨晴：我知道。哈哈。—————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories that suit your level ✅ native audio & interaction with natives ✅ One tap Pinyin, explain in context for words and sentences ✅ Writing and speaking exercises with teacher feedback ✅ Track your learning streak — never lose your momentum!Not using these features yet? Open our app or visit maayot.com and explore everything your Mandarin journey needs.If this episode made you smile, laugh, or learn something new. Please Take just 30 seconds to leave us a rating and short review. It helps other Mandarin learners discover us !

Anna overhears some people gossiping about her body and feels deeply upset. Though she wants to confront them, she holds back and later regrets it, turning her anger inward.—————————————————————————————————安娜：在吗？跟你抱怨一件事！刚才我听到走在我后面的人一直在说我，评价我的身材怎么怎么样，真是太过分了。张丽：真是太过分了！你有没有回怼她们？安娜：没有。我本来想的，可是又怕场面太尴尬。但是现在后悔了，一直在想当时为什么没有怼回去！所以现在我是对自己当时的软弱生气！张丽：哈哈，那就是你的不对了。你不能拿别人的错误来惩罚自己吧？你这样就是典型的“内耗”。安娜：内耗？张丽：对啊，就是你的情绪不能好好地消化掉，一直在脑子里想啊想啊，耗费自己的精力和脑力。安娜：哎，没办法。我就老是在想：当时怼回她们一句，给她们点颜色看看。张丽：哈哈，那现在是在脑子里自己在和自己吵架，很伤神的。你知道怎么防止内耗吗？要不，你就当时怼回去，要不，你就当她们放了一个屁，不用理她们。这样不会“内耗”。安娜：嗯，你说的对，不然越想越难受。算了算了！张丽：我们不是有句话说：别和这种人一般见识！ 也就是说：狗咬了你，难道你还要咬回去？安娜：哈哈哈。这个有意思。谢谢你当我的情绪顾问。我现在感觉好多了。张丽：没事。—————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories that suit your level ✅ native audio ✅ One tap Pinyin, explain in context for words and sentences✅ Writing and speaking exercises with teacher feedback ✅ Track your learning streak — never lose your momentum!🪭 Use promotion code “Podcast” , get a 50% off today !🪭If this episode made you smile, laugh, or learn something new. Please Take just 30 seconds to leave us a rating and short review. It helps other Mandarin learners discover us !

Gao Yue checks in on Anna’s first day working from home. Anna finds it enjoyable, especially being able to eat at home. Gao Yue teases that after a week, she might feel different.—————————————————————————————————高月：怎么样？在家工作的第一天。安娜：很棒！没什么不好的。高月：不会觉得无聊？安娜：不会啊。还可以在家吃饭，多好！高月：不错。等一个星期后看你怎么说。安娜：啊，你觉得我会觉得无聊吗？高月：嗯。我是过来人。—————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories that suit your level✅ native audio✅ Interactions with native for practice your speaking✅ One tap Pinyin, explain in context for words and sentences✅ Writing and speaking exercises with real person feedback✅ Track your learning streakNot using these features yet? Open our app or visit maayot.com and explore everything your Mandarin journey needs. Use promotion code “Podcast” , get a 50% off today !

Yu Qing and her friend chat about a portable juicer that Yu Qing discovered on Xiaohongshu. Their friendly chat turns into a light reflection on how good quality and smart marketing must go hand in hand. Even “good wine” needs a bit of buzz！—————————————————————————————————朋友：哇，你在喝什么？看起来就很健康。是果蔬汁吗？雨晴：是的，好眼光！我最近在小红书被种草了一款便捷式榨汁机。它超级好用。我现在几乎每天都用它来榨各种果蔬。朋友：哇！那太棒啦！操作起来麻烦吗？雨晴：非常简单。有手就会。而且，价格也很实惠。比起去外面买现成的，自己榨的又放心又便宜。朋友：我都被你种草啦。雨晴：快下手，要不要我把链接发给你？朋友：嗯嗯，可以发给我看看。哈哈。这个品牌应该请你做代言人。雨晴：哈哈，好的产品自带广告效应。口碑好才是品牌的成功之道。朋友：对啊。还是那句话：“酒香不怕巷子深”，好的东西藏得再深也会被发现。雨晴：嗯，不过我也是在他们的直播间看到他们打广告才买的。现在这个时代也许需要两者结合才能走得长远。既要产品好，也要有一定的营销方法。朋友：哎，不愧是在市场部工作的。看这些问题还是深一些。雨晴：没有，这有什么深的？！哈哈哈，话说，链接发给你啦，你自己看着买吧。别被我影响太多啦。我会天天用，因为我喜欢果蔬汁，但是我感觉你好像对果蔬汁不是那么感冒。朋友：我看看。—————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories that suit your level✅ native audio✅ Interactions with native for practice your speaking✅ One tap Pinyin, explain in context for words and sentences✅ Writing and speaking exercises with real person feedback✅ Track your learning streakNot using these features yet? Open our app or visit maayot.com and explore everything your Mandarin journey needs. Use promotion code “Podcast” , get a 50% off today !If this episode made you smile, laugh, or learn something new. Please Take just 30 seconds to leave us a rating and short review. It helps other Mandarin learners discover us !

Normally, Anna doesn’t drink coffee. But her colleague bought one for her, and she felt too embarrassed to refuse...—————————————————————————————————安娜：啊，我很困，但睡不着。高月：为什么睡不着？安娜：今天下午我喝了一杯咖啡。高月：哎？你一般不喝咖啡的啊。今天怎么了？安娜：我的同事帮我买了一杯，我不好意思说我不喝。高月：哎哟，你要学会说“不”。安娜：现在知道了。—————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories that suit your level ✅ native audio ✅ One tap Pinyin, explain in context for words and sentences✅ Writing and speaking exercises with teacher feedback ✅ Track your learning streak — never lose your momentum! Use promotion code “Podcast” , get a 50% off today !If this episode made you smile, laugh, or learn something new. Please Take just 30 seconds to leave us a rating and short review. It helps other Mandarin learners discover us !

Anna still feels uneasy about people gossiping about her and gaining weight. Gao Yue comforts her, saying self-love means accepting both the “slim” and “chubby” versions of herself. Anna sighs, “Easier said than done". —————————————————————————————————高月：怎么了？一直皱着眉头？有什么心事？安娜：哎，也没有大事。前两天我跟张丽聊天，说起我听到别人在背后评价我身材的事。虽然张丽已经开导过我了，我还是偶尔会想起来。高月：啊，那件事啊。安娜：对啊。我知道我不应该再想了。这是“内耗”。 可是我发现最近我确实长胖了许多，每次看到镜子里的自己，都觉得自己不够好。高月：我理解你的焦虑。你知道吗？我很喜欢你的真诚，在我面前不害怕承认自己的脆弱。其实，你只需要好好地爱自己就好了。每个人的外貌都会变化。但是，胖的你也是你，瘦的你也是你，胖和瘦都是你。你不需要以一个固定的模式生长。你这样要求自己是在和自己过不去。安娜：嗯。不内耗？高月：对啊。你知道一个人不内耗的最高境界是什么吗？是和自己和解，和周围的一切和解。安娜：说起来容易做起来难。道理都懂，但是做起来不容易。高月：我知道。这不是一下子就能做到的。这个是一个需要花一辈子来修炼的能力。安娜：啊～～～高月：但是现在我们可以做的第一步就是：放下”应该“，感受”那好吧“。安娜：那好吧！高月：对啊，那好吧！—————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories that suit your level ✅ native audio ✅ One tap Pinyin, explain in context for words and sentences✅ Writing and speaking exercises with teacher feedback ✅ Track your learning streak — never lose your momentum!🪭 Use promotion code “Podcast” , get a 50% off today !🪭If this episode made you smile, laugh, or learn something new. Please Take just 30 seconds to leave us a rating and short review. It helps other Mandarin learners discover us !