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Jan 2025
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Elementary | Light and Dark Colors of Cl...

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Sure, you know your basic colors. What it comes to clothes shopping, though, you want to find just the right shade. In this lesson, learn how to specify light and dark colors in Mandarin Chinese. (And then you might just have to go shopping in Shanghai to prove your mastery.) Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1268

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