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Apr 2025
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Intermediate | End of the Year Bonus Sur...

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It's the end of the Chinese year, and you know what that means! No, we're not talking about long waits in the ticket line at the train station. And we're not talking about fireworks, either. We're talking about the very exciting end of the year bonus. Let's just hope it was a good year... if not, you might have to scratch that new flat screen off of your shopping wishlist! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1351

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