In this episode, you will learn the second usage of 真是的 which is to show politeness when people visiting you with gifts.    

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真是的 is a multifunctional expression. In this episode, you will learn its first usage which is to grumble or complain about something.    

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要多…有多… is a Chinese construction to express the highest degree of an attribute. For example, 要多忙有多忙, 要多漂亮有多漂亮.    

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One of the common ways to say  "Putting Oneself in Someone Else's Shoes" in Chinese is 设身处地.     

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In this episode, you will learn a common way to say “No Wonder” in spoken Chinese which you can't find in your dictionaries.     

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"Getting through hard times together" in Chinese is 共渡难关 (gòngdùnánguān).     | 共 (gòng) means "together".     | 渡 (dù) means "to cross (a river or the sea)".     | 难关 (nánguān) means "difficulty, barrier or crisis".    

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In this episode, you will learn useful Chinese expressions to say no to social event invitations without hurting feelings.      

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In this episode, you will learn three casual ways to say thanks in Chinese which your textbooks don't teach you but native speakers use a lot.          
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