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Jul 2024
12m 26s

Elementary | Renting a Bike

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You can't bring your trusty bike with you everywhere you go. When you arrive in a new city in China, you can check out bike rentals. Pay your deposit and rental fee, and you'll be zipping around in no time flat. Learn how to do this all in Chinese in today's lesson. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1148

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