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May 2024
14m 34s

Intermediate | Language Power Struggle

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A battle of wills. Language domination. Do not relinquish your position. The only way to survive the language power struggle is to arm yourself with grammar and vocab. Only the fluent will survive. In this podcast, learn the Chinese to control the conversation when that inevitable eager language 'friend' comes along. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0973

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