Mountain climbing has become a quite popular leisure activity nowadays. Some mountains are easy to climb and some are difficult. In today’s story, we are going to see that our protagonist went for mountain climbing with his friends. Although it is not an easy one to climb, luckily they have some advantage on their side. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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For people who had been through tough time with shortage of food and other supplies, it is understandable that they could be very frugal. In fact, frugal is definitely something should be encouraged, but under some conditions. In today’s story, our protagonist tells that why she felt that sometimes frugality with the wrong perception can also lead to waste.Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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Wechat is a very popular application for Chinese people’s daily communication. The development of voice message function seems to be very convenient for people who are not convenient to type messages. However, some people also find it would be very inconvenient to listen to voice messages from the receiver’s point of view. Let’s take a look what are the pros and cons for the voice message function. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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5 years ago, the stock market is the main investment channel for Chinese people in general. The trend has changed in recent years and public offering of fund become very popular among Chinese investors, especially for young people. However, when people invest their money into the market without any knowledge and experience, it is something really should be concerned. In today’s story, we are going to discuss the trend of Chinese market fund investment in recent years. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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When we go hiking with friends, it could be a fun experience, and make us feeling relax and enjoyable. However, in today’s story, our protagonist finds some problems to complete the trip. Let’s take a look why she felt that she wanted to stay alone for a while. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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Beijing Botanical Garden is a unique tourism site in Beijing in addition to those famous historical sites. In today’s story, we are going to take a walk in the garden and find out why it has become a unique site for tourists. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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Today is Mother’s Day, which is celebrated internationally. But not many people know that there is also a Chinese Mother’s Day since 2006. In today’s story, we are going to discuss how Chinese people celebrate the international Mother’s Day, and the creation of Chinese Mother’s Day. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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In our perception, when we feel hungry, we may find it is hard to concentrate on a task and eager to find something to eat. However, scientists find something interesting—hunger actually could make people smarter, of course, the feeling should not exceed a certain level. In today’s story, we are going to discuss why the feeling of hungry could make people smarter. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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During the weekend, it has become some kind of tradition for some families to going out for lunch or dinner. In today’s story, our protagonist recalled her experiences of going out for lunch with her family. They are quite happy with what they had in the restaurant, let’s take a look. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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No matter we are working in a large company or small firm, one fact is that the number of meetings we have at work is increasing. People have different perceptions towards meetings and majority of us don’t really enjoy meetings. In today’s story, we are going to discuss the possible reason of why we have more and more meetings at work and how do inefficient meetings impact on our work and life. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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The fairy story of eight immortals is one of the most popular and widely distributed stories in China. It has derived into a proverb that still has been widely used. In today’s story, let’s take a look at what does this term mean under different circumstance. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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The ways that we respond to compliments used to be differed between western and eastern cultures. In the Chinese traditional view, we should act more modest when hear a compliment. However, this perception has changed over time. In today’s story, we are going to look at how our protagonist changed the way she responded to compliments and why she believe the change is very necessary. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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Qingdao is a beautiful and unique city in China. Many of the old buildings combine the elements from eastern and western architecture features. There is also a famous product produced in this city, the brand is well-known worldwide. Let’s take a look now. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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If you have visited China or live in China, you must notice that there is a unified standard time called Beijing time in China. In today’s story, we are going to discuss the concept of world time zone and what Beijing time is. It would be interesting to know what does the Beijing time to do with Beijing. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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The tradition of celebrating birthday for family members and friends are common in Eastern and Western cultures. However, there are also some details could be quite unique. In today’s story, we are going to look at a group of friends celebrating the birthday for one of their Chinese friends. They made a certain type of food to wish the person a long life. Let’s see what the unique tradition is. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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During our childhood, many of us have been taught that we should set up some goals for our life and pursue them during our journey of life. This theory could turn into an extreme angle. Some people may put the goal as their priority of life and forget about everything else. In today’s story, we are going to discuss the differences between people who like to discover and explore things during the journey and people who like to pursue the goals with determination. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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Most of the new technologies are invented have the same goal-- to make people's lives more convenient. But we also have to admit that every technology has a gap that blocks out those who don't know how to use it. In today’s story, we are going to discuss why we should consider to rights and benefits of those people who are not able to fully enjoy the benefits of new technologies. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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The feeling of loneliness is not a new psychological issue in our society. But it has become more serious as the environment and society that we are living has undergone some significant changes as time passes. In today’s story, we are going to discuss why the problem has become more serious and how we could deal with it and not letting it affect us much in a negative way. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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When we have a conversation with friends about their children, the most common topics are where do they bring the child to during the weekend and who does the baby look like etc. In today’s story, we are going to hear a conversation between two friends, one of them bought a gift for her friend’s baby girl. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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Su Dongpo also known as Su Shi, was one of the greatest writers, poets and artists in China. Besides those labels, he was also known as a gastronome and he wrote many literatures for food. In today’s story, we are going to look at how his literatures on food reflected his political career. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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Today is the first day of Chinese Qingming festival. It is also called Tomb-Sweeping Day. It is a festival for Chinese people to memorize our loved ones who had passed away. Meanwhile, it also has other meanings according to the traditions. In today’s story, we are going to discuss the meanings of Qingming festival and look at the activities that people often conduct during this period of time. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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In theory, we all would like to keep every promise we made to someone; however, in reality, it is not easy to fulfill our promise every time. In today’s story, our protagonist tells that why she feels that she must keep the promise to her son this time. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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Today is the first day of traditional Chinese Qingming festival. It is also one of the solar terms. So our story for today will be something related to this festival. We are going to take a look at one of the most famous and extraordinary paintings in Chinese history—“Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival”. As we will see that there were some hiding secrets in the painting that the artist expressed them in a metaphorical way. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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The easiest way to learn something is to have fun with it!Games are an unorthodox way to learn a language, so if you are tired with textbooks and homework, you should definitely give them a try! We go through five suggestions in our article. Join other motivated Chinese learners on your journey with maayot.com . Receive daily an engaging story in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text for Chinese Reading, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc. 

When we encounter some problems for our homework or project, it would be good to have someone who could help us out. In today’s story, we are going to hear a conversation between two students, which one of them finds some difficulties for his math homework. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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Wechat is widely used in China as a communication tool. When we meet someone new and need to add them into Wechat contact, the fast way to do it is to scan the Wechat code and add each other. It is a simple action, but also contains a technique which makes the process more simple and convenient for others. Let’s take a look. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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When we met someone who we haven’t seen for quite long time, we may have a lot of things to catch up. In today’s story, our protagonist ran into an old schoolmate by chance. Let’s see what happened afterwards. Hope you enjoy the story.Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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Honesty is considered as a key value regardless the countries and regions. Today, we are going to look at a story happened between a government official and a group of kids during the Eastern Han Dynasty. This story was recorded in an important historical book, which demonstrated that how important honesty is in Chinese traditional values. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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The raw materials of staple foods are relatively single, but these simple raw materials can produce a wide variety of staple foods in China. In today’s story, we are going to take a look at the staple food culture in north and south China, and understand how these cultures were originated. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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The Dragon Heads-raising Day is a traditional festival for Chinese people, and it is not one of the 24 solar terms. In China, everything related to dragon has a good implication. In today’s story, we are going to look how this festival is related to dragon and what does this day represent to Chinese people. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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Choose a suitable accommodation is on the top list when we visit a place. In today’s story, a friend of our protagonist visited Beijing, and she shared some experiences of choosing a suitable hotel when we visit Beijing. Hope you enjoy the story.Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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For people who are living in modern society, staying up late is a very common behavior. We all know that there will be a negative effect on our body, but it seems that those uncomfortable feelings can disappear with a cup of coffee or a catch up on sleep. In today's story, we are going to discuss the negative effects of staying up late.Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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Whether you're just getting yourself started with Chinese or already have some experience, you may wonder how long it will take until you are fluent with the language.There are a few things to consider:1. Why do you want to learn it?2. How much spare time do you have?3. Can you make it part of your everyday life?Join other motivated Chinese learners on your journey with maayot.com . Receive daily an engaging story in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text for Chinese Reading, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.

Kung Pao Chicken is a popular traditional Chinese dish both in China and aboard. Many people think it is a cuisin from Sichuan, however, there are several provinces have this dish with different flavor. In today’s story, we are going to look at the origin of this dish, how it had become to what we eat today, and what are the differences of this dish between different places. Please enjoy the story.Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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In ancient China, when the emperors want to make orders on the army, or pass on important messages, they have developed a special symbolic seal that could identify whether the order or messages are true or false. In today’s story, we are going to look at a special seal that was made in a tiger-shape. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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When we buy the daily fresh food, such as bread or milk, it makes sense that we should not buy too much in order to keep it fresh. In today’s story, our protagonist tells that why she had bought a lot of bread at once and feeling regretted for it. Hope you enjoy the story.Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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Rhotic accent is not only difficult for foreigners to practice when they learning Chinese, but also difficult for people from south China learning Mandarin. They are quite complex in terms of when and where we should use them. In today’s story, we are going to discuss the use of rhotic accent under some circumstances. Hope you enjoy the story.Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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Sichuan cuisine is one of the four traditional Chinese cuisines and being famous for its spicy taste. But chili was not originated in China, it was introduced to China only three hundered years ago. In today’s story, we are going to discuss the origin of chili, what were the ingridents people using before chill was introduced in China and why it become so popular in some of the provinces. Hope you enjoy the story.Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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In China, when we are ready to pay the bill in a restaurant, we often ask the waiter or waitress for the bill by saying:” mǎi dān”. In today’s story, we are going to look at what had happened to a guy who has just started a new job and went out with his boss for lunch. Hope you enjoy the story.Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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When we get to a new place, it is necessary to introduce ourselves. Some of the self-introduction is casual and some need to be relatively formal. In today’s story, we are going to discuss how to make an impressive self-introduction. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms is the only novel based on real historical events among the four great classical works of China. Since it was published, there have always been conflicts regarding to the proportion between fiction and non-fiction. Critics say it confuse people with real history and what was written in the novel. However, it doesn’t affect the influences it had on Chinese people. In today’s story, we are going to take a look of why this novel has been so influential to Chinese people. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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It is a common sense that we should balance the work and leisure time. To understand the theory, does not mean we can do it well. In today’s story, we are going to discuss why it is important to balance the work and leisure time through a simple story. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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This year is the year of Ox in Chinese Zodiac. We also call it the year of “Chouniu”. Today, our story starts with a legend story of ox, and we will find out why ox is in the 2nd place of Chinese Zodiac and what the value it represented in Chinese culture. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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Chinese Baijiu is special drink produced in China. People may get the impression that the taste of Chinese liquor is so strong. There are many different kinds of liquor according to production process, the raw materials and the taste. In today’s story, we are going to find out more details of Chinese Baijiu. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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In today’s story, we are going to see a guy came to his ex-girlfriend, who broke up with him for a year. He thought he needs to make up something for her. Let’s see what happened then. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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For many of us, the question of how could we increase our income often pop into our mind. There are many ways to do it, some may work for us and some don’t. In today’s story, we are going to discuss a few simple methods that are not very difficult to follow. Please let us know which one works for you. Hope you enjoy the story. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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When we communicate with people, it is polite and nice to make some compliments in a nature way. In today’s story, we are going to look at when you are making compliments to Chinese people, what they might say. Hope you enjoy the story. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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Majority of us will agree that good looks can bring many benefits. At the same time, it can also give people some strength in competence, such as confidence and good communication skills. In today's story, we will discuss some of the advantages and disadvantages of good looks. Hope you enjoy the story. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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