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共鸣gòngmíng

to respond sympathetically; to form emotional resonance; to resonate

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白玩báiwán

to be easy to do; to be a piece of cake; to be a cinch

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归于guīyú

to belong to; to be part of; to fall under; to be categorised as; to be classified as

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轮到lúndào

to become incumbent upon, one's turn to do something (e.g. now it's (your) turn)

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头疼tóuténg

to be faced with a nuisance or an unpleasant problem; to feel annoyed; to have a headache

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涂鸦túyā

to write graffiti; to graffiti; to vandalise

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吸取xīqǔ

to absorb; to suck up; to extract; to learn (from one's mistakes)

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注视zhùshì

to look attentively at; to look closely at; to gaze at; to stare at

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大笑dàxiào

to laugh uproariously; to burst out laughing

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时隔shígé

to be separated in time (usually followed by a quantity of time)

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团聚tuánjù

to unite and gather; to reunite; to have a reunion; to assemble

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为难wéinán

to make things difficult or awkward for (someone)

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节制jiézhì

to check; to be moderate in; to control; to limit; to abstain

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不予bùyǔ

to not grant; to refuse to; to withhold

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出示chūshì

to show (a passport, identity card, etc.) to someone; to let someone see; to present

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就医jiùyī

to seek medical help; to see a doctor; to receive medical treatment; to seek medical attention

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偷走tōuzǒu

to spirit away; to walk off with; to steal away; to make away with

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介意jièyì

to take offense; to mind; to be bothered by

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入常rùcháng

to become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council

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造假zàojiǎ

to counterfeit; to imitate fraudulently; to pass off a fake as genuine; to lie

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破除pòchú

to eliminate; to do away with; to get rid of

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破灭pòmiè

to be shattered; to be annihilated; to be dashed

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遵照zūnzhào

to accord to; to follow (rules, instructions, etc.)

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