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How to express "more or less" in Chinese?
You can find out the answer in this episode! 

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16. Approximations with "差不多 (chà bù duō) ”【A2】

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"个 (gè) " is the most generous measure word! Whenever you can't find an appropriate measure word, you can always turn to "个 (gè) ". 😎


15. Measure word "个 (gè) "【A1】

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One more episode about "起来 (qǐ lái)" ! 
Hope you can "回忆起来 (huí yì qǐ lái)" the last two episodes. 🤓

14. Advanced uses of direction complement "起来 (qǐ lái)" 【B2】

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To mean "A looks like B", should I use "看起来 (kàn qǐ lái)" or "看起来像 (kàn qǐ lái xiàng)"？
You can find out the answer in this episode. 🍰



13. Appearance with "看起来 (kàn qǐ lái)"【B1】

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Driven crazy by the usage of "起来 (qǐ lái)"? Why it can be used even when there is no "upward movement"? 😵
This episode might be helpful to you!



12. Direction complement "起来 (qǐ lái)" 【B1】

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To mean "me too", should I say "我也 (wǒ yě)" or "我也是 (wǒ yě shì)"? You can find out the answer in this episode.

11. The "also" adverb "也 (yě) " (2) 【A1】

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To mean "I am a student too", should I say "我是学生也  (wǒ shì xué shēng yě) " or "我也是学生 (wǒ yě shì xué shēng )" ? You can find out the answer in this episode. 

10. The "also" adverb "也 (yě) " 【A1】

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Do you know how to express age with "岁 (suì)" and how to know someone's age by asking about the zodiac sign? You can find out the answer in this episode.