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How to Say About Complaining Politely in Real Chinese
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Jiù zhè yàng ba！ 就这样吧！ Let’s leave it at that！ Suàn le. 算了。 Forget it. Bù xiǎng shuō le. 不想说了。 I don’t even want to explain anymore. Dào cǐ...