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Oct 2023
11m 53s

Newbie | Key Card

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<p>Just when you learned the Chinese word for &#39;key&#39;, technology had to come in and mess it all up for you. In this podcast, check-in to your hotel with us, in Mandarin, and feel the sense of accomplishment of finding your room, all in Chinese! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0721 </p>  
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