The word for "trailer" — yùgàopiān — kicks off this conversation when Grace asks Benjamin if he's seen the preview for 'Apex,' Charlize Theron's new Netflix wilderness thriller premiering globally on the 24th. This 18-line HSK 7 Mandarin conversation dives into the Film & Television buzz around the movie, from Theron's role as a grieving rock climber to Taron Egerton's crossbow-wielding antagonist.
Grace and Benjamin trade reactions across 18 lines, covering the movie's plot, a Screen Rant cover story, and the social-media hype. Vocabulary you'll encounter includes jīngsǒngpiān ("thriller"), shǒubō ("premieres"), shuāpíng ("flooded"), bēitòng ("grieving"), pānyánzhě ("rock climber"), māoshǔ yóuxì ("cat-and-mouse game"), and shízìgōng ("crossbow"). Every line pairs AI-generated Mandarin audio with synchronized hanzi, pinyin, and English so you can follow along at HSK 7 level.
Start by listening at full speed to get the gist. If the dense vocabulary slows you down, drop playback to 0.5x or 0.75x and replay individual lines until bēitòng and shízìgōng stick. Then switch to speaking mode: read each line aloud and Mei Lin gives you pronunciation feedback. This listen → shadow → speak cycle is the core of our free Chinese listening practice with AI dialogues, and listening is free without an account.
Once you've mastered this conversation, you can create a custom Chinese dialogue on any topic — maybe a sequel where Sasha fights back. For more listening at other levels, try another HSK 1 listening dialogue titled "Coachella's Vibe Shift" or another HSK 6 listening dialogue titled "Exercise Snacking".
Grace and Benjamin discuss Charlize Theron's Netflix wilderness thriller 'Apex,' where she plays Sasha, a grieving rock climber who retreats to the Australian wilderness and ends up in a deadly cat-and-mouse game with Taron Egerton's crossbow-wielding character. The conversation also touches on a Screen Rant cover story published on the 22nd.
The dialogue introduces HSK 7-level vocabulary tied to Film & Television coverage: yùgàopiān ("trailer"), jīngsǒngpiān ("thriller"), shuāpíng ("flooded"), bēitòng ("grieving"), pānyánzhě ("rock climber"), māoshǔ yóuxì ("cat-and-mouse game"), and shízìgōng ("crossbow").
Yes. Playback can be set to 0.5x or 0.75x, and you can replay individual lines as many times as needed. This helps with denser HSK 7 vocabulary like shízìgōng and māoshǔ yóuxì before you move on to speaking mode, where you read lines aloud and receive pronunciation feedback.
Listening to this 'Apex' conversation is free without an account. If you want to go beyond listening, speaking mode lets you read lines aloud and get pronunciation feedback. You can also create your own dialogue on any film or show at our custom dialogue builder.