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Dec 2021
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Intermediate | Manly Beards or Pretty Bo...

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What do Chinese girls think of a guy with a goatee? Well, we can't speak for all girls, but we can speak for two fictional girls in a fictional dialog, and then build a lesson around it. And you can learn quite a bit from it about different types of men. What are you waiting for? Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/2005

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