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Aug 2023
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Upper-intermediate | Saved by the Gong: ...

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You thought the abacus was some sort of Chinese percussion instrument and that the guy in the market sign-languaging you number signals was challenging you to a game of rock, scissors, paper. You didn't take math in China, and you're gonna keep getting outnumbered till you can keep up. In this podcast, get back to remedial class and accomplish the feat of relearning all those math formulas you can't even remember in English. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0839

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