# Elementary | A Good Book

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Podcast: [ChinesePod - Beginner](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chinesepod-beginner-702454)
Published: 2026-06-26T08:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chinesepod/episodes/Elementary--A-Good-Book-e3l3v4e
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Duration seconds: 1015

## Resource

You may not be up to reading novels in Chinese just yet, but you can certainly express your opinion on whether or not a book is good. In this lesson, all your bookworms can learn how to express a little love for the printed word (the kind on dead trees). Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1805

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