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"Helloeveryone.Thanksforcoming"hetoldthegroup."I'mverygladtobeinBeijing.Ilovethiscity.MyChineseisreallyamessbutIstudyusingChineseeveryday.""PerhapsIneedpractice"headded.54. (ask)whyhestudiedthelanguageMrZuckerbergsaidhiswifePriscillaChan'sfamilymembersspeakChinese.HesaidthatwhileheknowsmorewordsinMandarinhiswifealsospeaksCantoneseandhasmuch55. (well)listeningcomprehensionthanhedoes."OnetimeIaskedher”Whyis56. listeningcomprehensionsobad?'"MrZuckerbergsaid."Shesaid'YourlisteningcomprehensioninEnglishisalsobad."
