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Aug 2022
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Newbie | Which Character Is That?

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When you hear a Chinese person's name, you can be reasonably sure that each syllable is a character and that the first character is the surname. But with thousands of Chinese characters, you often won't know which character it is unless you ask. Learn how to ask in this lesson. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1982

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