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Jan 2025
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Newbie | A Family of Teachers

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Some families seem to have teaching in their blood. In today's Chinese lesson, we'll talk about family members and their jobs in Mandarin Chinese. Get ready to learn how to brag in Chinese about your mom, the attorney. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1205

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