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Sep 2024
15m 29s

Newbie | The Powerless Phones

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Cell phones are almost universal in China. In some places, they're more common than landlines. In today's podcast, learn to talk in Mandarin Chinese about the most annoying cell phone issue of all: running out of power. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1064

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