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Book Club: Lord Bao’s Butterfly Dream

Read & discuss Chapters 10–11

Reading ClubAdvanced

https://duchinese.net/lessons/courses/66-lord-bao-s-butterfly-dream

BenyBeny
Sat, Oct 3 · 50 min6 spots left
Your time: Sat, 3 Oct, 13:00 (UTC)
Host time: Sat, 3 Oct, 21:00 · Taiwan / Taipei / GMT+8 (GMT+8)
UK: 3 OctUS Pacific: 3 OctUS Eastern: 3 Oct

Story Time: Tell Us Something!

Share a funny, interesting, or memorable story from your life

ConversationAll Levels
Ya-TingYa-Ting
Sun, Oct 4 · 50 min8 spots left
Your time: Sun, 4 Oct, 12:00 (UTC)
Host time: Sun, 4 Oct, 20:00 · Taiwan / Taipei / GMT+8 (GMT+8)
UK: 4 OctUS Pacific: 4 OctUS Eastern: 4 Oct

Don’t Say It! Taboo Challenge

Describe the word without using the forbidden words

GamesAll Levels
StanieStanie
Wed, Oct 7 · 50 min8 spots left
Your time: Wed, 7 Oct, 13:00 (UTC)
Host time: Wed, 7 Oct, 21:00 · Taiwan / Taipei / GMT+8 (GMT+8)
UK: 7 OctUS Pacific: 7 OctUS Eastern: 7 Oct

Book Club: Buying a Pair of Shoes

Read, discuss the story

Reading ClubIntermediate

https://mandarinbean.com/buying-a-pair-of-shoes/

BenyBeny
Sat, Oct 10 · 50 min8 spots left
Your time: Sat, 10 Oct, 12:00 (UTC)
Host time: Sat, 10 Oct, 20:00 · Taiwan / Taipei / GMT+8 (GMT+8)
UK: 10 OctUS Pacific: 10 OctUS Eastern: 10 Oct

Book Club: The Melon-Eating Crowd

We’ll read Melon-Eating Crowd together and explore the meaning of “吃瓜群眾” and how this expression is used in everyday Mandarin.

Reading ClubIntermediate

https://duchinese.net/lessons/3008-melon-eating-crowd?from=latest

BenyBeny
Fri, Oct 16 · 50 min8 spots left
Your time: Fri, 16 Oct, 12:00 (UTC)
Host time: Fri, 16 Oct, 20:00 · Taiwan / Taipei / GMT+8 (GMT+8)
UK: 16 OctUS Pacific: 16 OctUS Eastern: 16 Oct

Borrowed Words: Guess Where They Came From!

Explore common loanwords in Mandarin and guess their origins

ConversationAll Levels
AmyAmy
Sat, Oct 17 · 50 min8 spots left
Your time: Sat, 17 Oct, 14:00 (UTC)
Host time: Sat, 17 Oct, 22:00 · Taiwan / Taipei / GMT+8 (GMT+8)
UK: 17 OctUS Pacific: 17 OctUS Eastern: 17 Oct

Travel Tales: Where Have You Been?

Share memorable travel experiences, funny moments, and places you’d recommend

ConversationAll Levels
Ya-TingYa-Ting
Sun, Oct 18 · 50 min8 spots left
Your time: Sun, 18 Oct, 12:00 (UTC)
Host time: Sun, 18 Oct, 20:00 · Taiwan / Taipei / GMT+8 (GMT+8)
UK: 18 OctUS Pacific: 18 OctUS Eastern: 18 Oct

Story Chain: Keep the Story Going!

Build a story together, one sentence at a time

GamesAll Levels
StanieStanie
Wed, Oct 21 · 50 min8 spots left
Your time: Wed, 21 Oct, 13:00 (UTC)
Host time: Wed, 21 Oct, 21:00 · Taiwan / Taipei / GMT+8 (GMT+8)
UK: 21 OctUS Pacific: 21 OctUS Eastern: 21 Oct

Book Club: Lord Bao’s Butterfly Dream

Read and discuss Chapters 12–13

Reading ClubAdvanced

https://duchinese.net/lessons/courses/66-lord-bao-s-butterfly-dream

BenyBeny
Sat, Oct 24 · 50 min7 spots left
Your time: Sat, 24 Oct, 13:00 (UTC)
Host time: Sat, 24 Oct, 21:00 · Taiwan / Taipei / GMT+8 (GMT+8)
UK: 24 OctUS Pacific: 24 OctUS Eastern: 24 Oct

Show & Tell: Bring Something, Tell a Story!

Show an object that means something to you and tell us the story behind it

ConversationAll Levels
Ya-TingYa-Ting
Sun, Oct 25 · 50 min8 spots left
Your time: Sun, 25 Oct, 12:00 (UTC)
Host time: Sun, 25 Oct, 20:00 · Taiwan / Taipei / GMT+8 (GMT+8)
UK: 25 OctUS Pacific: 25 OctUS Eastern: 25 Oct

Everyday Mandarin: Phrases You’ll Actually Use

Practise common Chinese expressions for real-life conversations

ConversationAll Levels
AmyAmy
Sat, Oct 31 · 50 min9 spots left
Your time: Sat, 31 Oct, 14:00 (UTC)
Host time: Sat, 31 Oct, 22:00 · Taiwan / Taipei / GMT+8 (GMT+8)
UK: 31 OctUS Pacific: 31 OctUS Eastern: 31 Oct

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