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Feb 2023
10m 30s

Upper-intermediate | To Love or Be Loved

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That is zee question. At ChinesePod, relationships are simple: we love you, you love us. It's a match made in heaven. As for the real world, we give you this podcast on a profound and much-loved topic of conversation in China (little known fact: Chinese people hide their romantic side under a cloak of practical business sense.) Get in on the debate, in Mandarin. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0794

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