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Sep 2023
11m 41s

Upper-intermediate | Badminton

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It's a bird... it's a plane... no. It's the biggest thing to hit China since ping pong. Meet another sport beloved by the Chinese. In this podcast, listen in to a badminton game as it was meant to be played... in Mandarin. Next time you hit the court, you'll be able to smash that birdie with the best of 'em. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0951

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