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nǐ你dào dǐ到底shì是yòng用le了shén me什么bàn fǎ办法zài在duǎn qī短期nèi内tí gāo提高le了nǐ你de的hàn yǔ汉语？
你到底是用了什么办法在短期内提高了你的汉语？
Exactly what method did you use to improve your Mandarin in such a short space of time?
2月我们有个短期休假。
We had a short vacation in February.