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Your Chinese friends will be delighted to learn that you lived in China for a while, and that you speak Chinese. But they're going to want to know immediately: where in China? And then if it's a city they're from, they're going to want to know where in that city? This lesson will prepare you for the geographical drill-down! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1745
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