Alibaba's IPO and China's Obsession with Apple

09/25/14 • 33 min

This week Jenny and Fiona talk about the recent Alibaba IPO, China's obsession with Apple products and a few web services you need to know in China.
Here's a list of key words used in the show:

科技 kē jì : technology
网络公司 wǎng luò gōng sī : web company
路演 lù yǎn : road show
消费者 xiāo fèi zhě : consumer
企业家 qǐ yè jiā : entrepreneur
创业者 chuàng yè zhě : founder, starter
生意 shēng yì : business
美食 měi shí : delicious food
上瘾 shàng yǐn : addicted
淘金 táo jīn : gold digging
淘米 táo mǐ : to wash rice
广交会 guǎng jiāo huì : The China Import and Export Commodities Fair
生态链 shēng tài liàn : eco-chain
果粉 guǒ fěn : Apple fans
肾 shèn : kidney
屌丝 diǎo sī : common people
可穿戴产品 kě chuān dài chǎn pǐn : wearable products
智能硬件 zhì néng yìng jiàn : intelligent hardware
低头族 dī tóu zú : phubber
脸书 liǎn shū : Facebook
禁 jìn : to block
公众号 gōng zhòng hào : public number
么么嗒 me me dā : kisses (on internet)

This week Jenny and Fiona talk about the recent Alibaba IPO, China's obsession with Apple products and a few web services you need to know in China.
Here's a list of key words used in the show:

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iCloud Photo Leak and Attitudes towards Sex in China

Following are the words we've talked about in this episode.

好莱坞 hǎo lái wū: Hollywood
手提电脑 shǒu tí diàn nǎo: laptop
纯洁 chún jié: pure; chastity
下流 xià liú: indecency
富二代 fù èr dài: second generation rich
不检点 bù jiǎn diǎn: not be on one's good behavior
骇客 hài kè: hacker
黑客 hēi kè: hacker
不雅照 bù yǎ zhào: indelicate photo
开放 kāi fàng: open
坦荡 tǎn dàng: light heart
贞洁 zhēn jié: chastity
求种 qiú zhǒng: asking for a link or BT seed
虚伪 xū wěi: false; hypocritical
闷骚 mēn sāo: restrained
渣男 zhā nán: loser
同居 tóng jū: live together
自慰 zì wèi: masturbation
开房 kāi fáng: to rent a room in a hotel (esp. for a secret liaison)
性教育 xìng jiāo yù: sex education
发育 fā yù: growth
打胎 dǎ tā: abortion

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Healthcare in China

Following are the words we've talked about in today's show.

冰桶挑战 bīng tǒng tiāo zhàn: ice bucket challenge
接受 jiē shòu: to accept
批评 pī píng: criticism
渐冻人 jiàn dòng rén: ALS patient
肌肉萎缩症 jī ròu wěi suō zhèng: ALS
医疗 yī liáo: medical care
医疗制度 yī liáo zhì dù: medical system
受害者 shòu hài zhě: victim
医患关系 yī huàn guān xì: relationship between doctors and patients
慢性病 màn xìng bìng: chronic illness
俗称 sú chēng: colloquial name
过世 guò shì: pass away
节哀顺变 jiē āi shùn biàn: to restrain one's grief
可惜 kě xī: pity
遗憾 yí hàn: sorry
医闹 yī nào: hospital violator
医疗事故 yī liáo shì gù: medical negligence
过度用药 guò dù yòng yào: over prescription
医托 yī tuō: hospital scalper
挂号 guà hào: to register
吃药 chī yào: to take medicine
社区医院 shè qū yī yuàn: community hospital
小儿科 xiǎo ér kē: pediatrics
家医科 jiā yī kē: policlinic
医保 yī bǎo: health insurance
养老保险 yǎng lǎo bǎo xiǎn: endowment insurance
赤脚医生 chì jiǎo yī shēng: barefoot doctor
咳嗽 ké sòu: cough
门诊 mén zhěn: outpatient service
委屈 wěi qū: grievance
隔离 gé lí: isolation
信任 xìn rèn: trust
中医 zhōng yī: TCM
养生 yǎng shēng: health preserving
扭 niǔ: to wring
推拿 tuī ná: massage
中成药 zhōng chéng yào: Chinese patent drug
副作用 fù zuò yòng: side effect
病因 bìng yīn: cause of disease
针灸 zhēn jiǔ: acupuncture