About this episode

This episode discusses how to make comparisons in Mandarin through a humorous debate between two male co-workers.

If you're going to treat men like objects, it's important to be able to compare them like objects. In this Chinese lesson, a group of ladies in the office compare two of their male co-workers. Listen in on the age-old debate of Xiao Wang vs. Xiao Li, and learn how to make comparisons in Mandarin! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1821

Topics covered

• comparisons
• Mandarin
• office dynamics
• language learning
• male co-workers

Keywords

• Mandarin
• comparisons
• language learning
• Xiao Wang
• Xiao Li

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