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Sep 2024
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Upper-intermediate | Designing the New A...

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You've designed the apartment of your dreams. You've picked out furniture in your mind. Now it's time to get cracking on the details. We're not talking about decorative details here - we're talking about essential, practical details like electrical outlets, plumbing and even where to keep the rice cooker. Join us to learn all of this valuable language in today's ChinesePod lesson! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1352

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