Fluentide · Chinese Listening — Intermediate (HSK 4)

The Company Behind Barbie Wants to Be an Entertainment Company — HSK 4 level, 3:14. Key vocabulary: 媒体 (méitǐ) — media; 对手 (duìshǒu) — rival; 行业 (hángyè) — industry; 吸引 (xīyǐn) — to attract; 预测 (yùcè) — forecast; to predict. Grammar: 跟 + Noun + 同期比 — 同期 means the same period. The pattern compares results with the same months of another year.; 由 + Person + 来 + Verb — 由 names the person who takes on a job or role. It sounds more formal than plain subject and verb.. Read along with the free interactive transcript — tap any word for instant pinyin and definition, toggle pinyin display, and read the full English translation. https://fluentide.com/episodes/mattel-entertainment-company-2026?level=intermediate

How Films About Tech Bosses Turned Dark — HSK 4 level, 3:44. Key vocabulary: 科技 (kējì) — technology; 老板 (lǎobǎn) — boss; 公开 (gōngkāi) — to make public; 评价 (píngjià) — reviews; 印象 (yìnxiàng) — impression. Grammar: 把 + Object + Verb + 成 + Result — 把 moves the object before the verb. Verb + 成 shows what the object is turned into.; 要么……，要么…… — Either this or that. It gives the only two choices the speaker sees.. Read along with the free interactive transcript — tap any word for instant pinyin and definition, toggle pinyin display, and read the full English translation. https://fluentide.com/episodes/tech-films-turn-dark-2026?level=intermediate

Nvidia After Jensen Huang: Who Runs the Company Now — HSK 4 level, 3:56. Key vocabulary: 临时 (línshí) — interim, temporary; 报道 (bàodào) — news report; to report; 背景 (bèijǐng) — background; 限制 (xiànzhì) — limit; restriction; 投资 (tóuzī) — investment; to invest. Grammar: 有报道说，…… — Introduces something reported by the news, so the speaker does not state it as their own fact.; 把 + Object + Verb + 出来 — 把 moves the object before the verb; 出来 shows the thing now exists as a result.. Read along with the free interactive transcript — tap any word for instant pinyin and definition, toggle pinyin display, and read the full English translation. https://fluentide.com/episodes/nvidia-chief-leaves-2026?level=intermediate

JWST little red dots — HSK 4 level, 2:55. Key vocabulary: 照片 (zhàopiàn) — photograph; 以为 (yǐwéi) — to think (mistakenly), to assume; 发现 (fāxiàn) — to discover, to find; 奇怪 (qíguài) — strange, odd; 认为 (rènwéi) — to believe, to think. Grammar: 被 + Verb + Complement (passive with result) — Marks the subject as receiving the action, often with a result complement.; 把 + Object + Verb + Complement — The 把 construction moves the object before the verb to show what is done to it, often with a result or direction complement.. Read along with the free interactive transcript — tap any word for instant pinyin and definition, toggle pinyin display, and read the full English translation. https://fluentide.com/episodes/james-webb-telescope-little-red-dots-2026?level=intermediate

What it is like to be a newborn: a French journalist's six months in the neonatal unit at Necker Hospital, Paris — HSK 4 level, 2:39. Key vocabulary: 体重 (tǐzhòng) — body weight; 记者 (jìzhě) — journalist, reporter; 声音 (shēngyīn) — sound, voice; 出生 (chūshēng) — to be born; 医生 (yīshēng) — doctor. Grammar: 只有 + number + 左右 / 不过 + number — 只有 emphasises how small a quantity is; 左右 means 'approximately' and 不过 means 'no more than'.; 是……的 (emphatic 是…的 construction) — Used to highlight or explain a fact, often with a reason or cause in focus.. Read along with the free interactive transcript — tap any word for instant pinyin and definition, toggle pinyin display, and read the full English translation. https://fluentide.com/episodes/paris-necker-hospital-nicu-2026?level=intermediate

For boomers, economic boom times are over — HSK 4 level, 3:14. Key vocabulary: 稳定 (wěndìng) — stable; steady; 直接 (zhíjiē) — direct; straightforward; 发现 (fāxiàn) — to discover; to find; 落后 (luòhòu) — to fall behind; backward; 理解 (lǐjiě) — to understand. Grammar: 是……的 — Emphatic construction highlighting a fact or description, often with 是 before the focused element and 的 at the end.; 从……起 — Indicates the starting point of an action or state: 'from ... onward'.. Read along with the free interactive transcript — tap any word for instant pinyin and definition, toggle pinyin display, and read the full English translation. https://fluentide.com/episodes/peak-boomer-over-2026?level=intermediate

The Truth About How Gen Z Likes to Drink — HSK 4 level, 3:13. Key vocabulary: 教授 (jiàoshòu) — professor; 批评 (pīpíng) — to criticize; criticism; 判断 (pànduàn) — judgment; to judge; 相信 (xiāngxìn) — to believe; 数据 (shùjù) — data. Grammar: 经得起 / 经不起 + Noun — 表示能否承受某种考验或检验，常用于“经得起检验”“经不起批评”。; 从……降到…… — 表示数量从某一数值下降到另一数值，常与百分比搭配。. Read along with the free interactive transcript — tap any word for instant pinyin and definition, toggle pinyin display, and read the full English translation. https://fluentide.com/episodes/gallup-gen-z-drinks-less-alcohol-2026?level=intermediate

冷水洗发真的能让头发更亮吗 — HSK 4 level, 3:14. Key vocabulary: 医生 (yīshēng) — doctor; 教授 (jiàoshòu) — professor; 差不多 (chàbuduō) — almost; about the same; 干净 (gānjìng) — clean; 产品 (chǎnpǐn) — product. Grammar: 一……就…… — Indicates that as soon as one action happens, another follows immediately.; 让 + someone/something + verb — Causative construction meaning 'to make/let someone or something do something'.. Read along with the free interactive transcript — tap any word for instant pinyin and definition, toggle pinyin display, and read the full English translation. https://fluentide.com/episodes/dermatologists-debunk-cold-water-hair-rinse-2026?level=intermediate

an-american-furniture-maker-tried-to-bring-jobs — HSK 4 level, 3:08. Key vocabulary: 工厂 (gōngchǎng) — factory; 生产 (shēngchǎn) — to produce; production; 工人 (gōngrén) — worker; 失去 (shīqù) — to lose; 公司 (gōngsī) — company. Grammar: 为了 + Verb Phrase, Subject + Verb Phrase — Expresses purpose: 'in order to...'. The clause after 为了 states the goal.; 越来越 + Adjective — Indicates a gradual increase: 'more and more...'.. Read along with the free interactive transcript — tap any word for instant pinyin and definition, toggle pinyin display, and read the full English translation. https://fluentide.com/episodes/trump-tariffs-backfire-tov-sofa-factory-2026?level=intermediate

Why is there so much kissing in Spain? — HSK 4 level, 2:27. Key vocabulary: 警察 (jǐngchá) — police; 法律 (fǎlǜ) — law; 自由 (zìyóu) — freedom; 表达 (biǎodá) — to express; 平常 (píngcháng) — ordinary; common. Grammar: 被 + Verb — Passive voice marker. Indicates that the subject is acted upon.; 对 + Noun + 的 + Noun — Expresses 'towards' or 'regarding' something, often used to attribute a response or attitude.. Read along with the free interactive transcript — tap any word for instant pinyin and definition, toggle pinyin display, and read the full English translation. https://fluentide.com/episodes/public-kissing-spain-franco-repression-2026?level=intermediate