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并存bìngcún

to coexist; to exist simultaneously; to exist at the same time

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捐助juānzhù

to donate money; to provide financial assistance

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入场rùchǎng

to enter a venue; to be admitted into a venue

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鄙视bǐshì

to look down upon; to despise; to disdain

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抚摸fǔmō

to stroke; to caress; to pet; to fondle

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抢夺qiǎngduó

to pillage; to plunder; to take away by force; to snatch; to wrest; to seize

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卧底wòdǐ

to work undercover; to engage in clandestine intelligence gathering; to act as a planted agent

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出头chūtóu

to free oneself (from misery, persecution, etc.); to hold up one's head

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玩儿wánr

erhua form of 玩 (wán, “to play; to toy with; to have a good time”)

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走开zǒukāi

to go somewhere else; to walk away; to leave

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当兵dāngbīng

to serve in the army; to serve as a soldier; to join the army

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当心dāngxīn

to take care; to be careful; to look out; to watch out; to mind; to beware of

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举手jǔshǒu

to put up one's hand (to signal agreement or enquiry)

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指点zhǐdiǎn

to give tips; to demonstrate (how something's done); to give advice

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过目guòmù

to look over (a document); to go over; to run through

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崇尚chóngshàng

to revere; to hold in a high esteem; to advocate; to promote

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评比píngbǐ

to compare and assess; to evaluate by comparison

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以求yǐqiú

in order to achieve; in an attempt to; in the hope of

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丢人diūrén

to lose face; to bring shame to oneself; to be embarrassing; to be disgraceful

Verb–object compound

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