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ChineseA2 · Almost intermediateHistoryHow the Great Wall was built

长城非常长。

The Great Wall is very long.

工人们用了很多年修建长城。

Workers spent many years building the Great Wall.

修建to build, to construct
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  • How the Great Wall was built
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  • Lunar New Year with a Beijing family
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  • A missing jade seal in an old Shanghai shop
    MysteryB1
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    RomanceB1
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Learning Chinese with FluentOtto.

Is it Mandarin?

Yes. Our Chinese voices speak Mandarin, from Beijing, Taiwan and Singapore.

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