Are you going to China? The reason why I ask is because a lot of people start learning the language, thinking that they have some grasp of it to communicate at the basic level. But when they head to Beijing, they get completely destroyed. If you are gonna be travelling or staying in Beijing, make friends with someone who's from Beijing here in Calgary. Talk to them daily if possible. Though they all may speak mandarin, it is not necessarily known as the "mandarin" you and I are accustomed to.
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