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This week’s topics:

Improving your comprehension

Useful Chengyu (four-character idioms)

Shapes!

You’re so (insert compliment here)

South American countries

Different ways to say “the same”

Not my cup of tea

Tips for mastering Chinese

树 (shù) vs 木 (mù)

Talking about adoption

但是 vs. 可是

What do you like about studying Chinese?