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📣 Announcement! 📣 My NEW course 🇹🇼 Master Conversational Taiwanese Mandarin: Eating, Drinking, and Chatting is official online! This program will help you navigate Taiwan with ease, keep up with fast-paced conversations, and converse confidently with Taiwanese friends and family. I know Taiwanese people can speak very fast and sometimes unclearly—it’s ... Show More
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<p>'One Chinese Word a Day' is a show where Teacher Lin (林老师 Lín lǎoshī) from <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/www.everydayeasychinese.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Everyday Easy Chinese</a> introduces a new Chinese word daily to help you expand y ... Show More
<p>'One Chinese Word a Day' is a show where Teacher Lin (林老师 Lín lǎoshī) from <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/www.everydayeasychinese.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Everyday Easy Chinese</a> introduces a new Chinese word daily to help you expand y ... Show More