Why you might agree with what you know is wrong: 指鹿为马的故事|Upper-Intermediate Chinese Listening|HSK4-5

✅Join my Patreon to get today’s full script, vocab list, and exclusive bonus episodes:   / full-transcript-165525876   Do you always say what you really think, or is it sometimes easier to just nod along to avoid conflict? Today we’re diving into an ancient Chinese story (指鹿为马) where a powerful leader forced an entire court to call a deer a horse. We’re going to look at how this plays out in real life, and how you can talk about peer pressure and over-pleasing using a few key Chinese expressions. 当你的想法和别人不一样的时候，你会直接说出自己的想法吗？ 还是因为不想和别人冲突，就跟大家说一样的话？ 今天，我们来听一个成语故事“指鹿为马”。 看看怎么用简单的中文，来聊一聊“讨好”和“得罪”。 📖 Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 03:57 Story: Pointing at a Deer and Calling it a Horse 08:01 Historical Context & Social Experiment 11:56 Vocab Breakdown 1: "睁着眼睛说瞎话" (Lying through one's teeth) 14:01 Vocab Breakdown 2: "讨好" (Fawn upon / Curry favor) 15:03 Vocab Breakdown 3: "毫无疑问" (Without a doubt) 16:51 Vocab Breakdown 4: "看不过去" (Can't stand / Unable to tolerate) 18:43 Vocab Breakdown 5: "得罪" (Offend) 21:03 Idiom Origin & Modern Reflections ("指鹿为马") __________ 🎙️Listen On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3PVWcd9... __________ To support my channel: 💙Become a Member:   / membership   ☕️Buy Me A Coffee: https://ko-fi.com/thinkinginchinese Thanks for watching and happy learning! Contact me: xiaohanChinese@outlook.com __________ More videos like this: 孔子的故事（上）The story of Confucius (Part 1):    • Chinese Listening | The Ancient Teacher Wh...   孔子的故事（中）The story of Confucius (Part 2):    • Chinese Listening | The Story of Confucius...   桃花源记的故事 Learn Chinese with Classic Story - The Lost Utopia：   • 1-Hour Chinese Listening Practice | The Lo...   __________ BGM: "Guzheng City" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... #chineselistening #chinesepodcast #chineselisteningpractice #intermediatechinese #hsk3 #hsk4 #中文学习 #HSKListening #learnchinese #comprehensibleinput #chinesespeaking #chineselearning #ChineseStory #MandarinChinese #LearnChineseOnline #HSK #SpeakChinese #chineseforbeginners #学中文 #开口说中文 #中文播客 #hsklistening #learnmandarin #mandarinforbeginners #howtospeakchinese