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Oct 2024
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Newbie | Hold the Elevator

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The elevator doors are closing. What can you do? If you only knew how to ask the people inside to wait a bit. In today's podcast, you'll find out. When you learn Mandarin with ChinesePod, you're always going up! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1098

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