We Asked Each Other Deep Questions... and Things Got Emotional! | Chinese Podcast #212

YouTube · Dashu Mandarin · Learner content · 2026/07/31
2026/07/31
Speech duration
50min 51s
Unique characters · 256 once
931
Word count
10,183
Average sentence length
7.5
Length
55:26
Unique words · 543 once
1,253
Syllables per minute
280
Script
Simplified 简
Sentences
1,905
Difficulty
Advanceddifficulty

Difficulty is estimated from vocabulary: knowing common words through Level 63 covers about 95% of the words in this content — roughly 1 unfamiliar word in 20, the coverage research links to comfortable listening. Level 63 sits in the Advanced range.

How difficulty works
Advanced · 63

Difficulty is estimated from vocabulary: knowing common words through Level 63 covers about 95% of the words in this content — roughly 1 unfamiliar word in 20, the coverage research links to comfortable listening. Level 63 sits in the Advanced range.

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Vocab coverage

The Level you need to know each share of this video’s words. The dark 95% step is its difficulty.

HSK 3.0 coverage

Which HSK 3.0 list each of this video’s words comes from.

  • HSK 1 52%
  • HSK 2 12%
  • HSK 3 9%
  • HSK 4 10%
  • HSK 5 4%
  • HSK 6 1%
  • HSK 7–9 1%
  • Not on HSK 11%

Cumulative: HSK 1–4 covers 82% of the words, HSK 1–6 covers 88%, HSK 1–9 covers 89%.

Words to learn first

Pick a level to see the words a learner there needs to understand 95% of this video’s words.

Starting from zero (Beginner), learn 740 words to reach 95% of this video’s words.

The 20 most-used of these 740 words.

WordPinyinMeaning (CC-CEDICT)In videoLevel
我wǒI; me; my564Lv 1
的deof; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2 ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3 tang2 r5 de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one"); also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs; really and truly; a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士[di1 shi4]); (bound form) bull's-eye; target413Lv 1
她tāshe281Lv 1
就是jiù shìexactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if252Lv 2
是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion); variant of 是[shi4]221Lv 1
了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); to finish; (used with 得[de2] or 不[bu4] after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了[wang4 bu5 liao3] "cannot forget"); (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无[wu2] or 不[bu4]) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least; (of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly; to understand clearly (variant of 瞭|了[liao3]); unofficial variant of 瞭[liao4]216Lv 1
嗯ng(a groaning sound); (nonverbal grunt as interjection); OK, yeah; what?; interjection indicating approval, appreciation or agreement201Lv 2
就jiù(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ...; (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...194Lv 1
啊ainterjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh!; interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer; Eh?; what?; interjection of surprise or doubt; Eh?; My!; what's up?; interjection or grunt of agreement; uhm; Ah, OK; expression of recognition; Oh, it's you!; modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent184Lv 1
你nǐyou (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2]); you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)182Lv 1

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A 55-minute video from Dashu Mandarin with 51 minutes of speech at 280 syllables per minute. It's 10,183 words long, using 1,253 different words. Difficulty: Advanced, Level 63 — it suits Advanced learners: knowing the common words through Level 63 covers about 95% of its words, roughly 1 unfamiliar word in 20. Words to learn first include 我, 的, 她.