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第48集: 中国的孝顺文化 The Filial Piety Culture in China | intermediate Chinese podcast

The host admits she stays in a dull internship to please her parents, then explains filial piety. She covers Confucius's definition, the Han-dynasty custom of recommending filial and honest men for office, three classic stories (Huang Xiang, Wu Meng and Jiang Ge), and the good and bad sides of the tradition today.

B216:06TeaTime Chinese 茶歇中文Made for learnersChinese captions by the creator

Key words

ChineseEnglish
孝顺 (xiàoshùn) filial, devoted to one's parents
实习 (shíxí) internship
父母 (fùmǔ) parents
推荐 (tuījiàn) to recommend
政府 (zhèngfǔ) government
古代 (gǔdài) ancient times
照顾 (zhàogù) to look after
牺牲 (xīshēng) to sacrifice
尊重 (zūnzhòng) to respect
犯错 (fàn cuò) to make a mistake

Did you understand?

  1. 主持人为什么继续做她不喜欢的实习?

  2. “举孝廉”是什么意思?

  3. 吴猛为什么不穿衣服坐在父亲的床边?

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