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参与cānyù

to take part in; to participate in; to join in

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感觉gǎnjué

to feel; to sense; to have a feeling that

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了解liǎojiě

to understand; to comprehend; to learn; to know

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超过chāoguò

to be ahead of; to overtake; to pass; to outstrip; to surpass; to exceed

Transitive use
独立dúlì

to be independent; to stand on one's own

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产生chǎnshēng

to produce; to engender; to come into being; to form; to exert; to generate

Transitive use
投资tóuzī

to invest (money); to invest in; to make an investment

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造成zàochéng

to bring about; to cause; to lead to (typically a negative outcome)

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增加zēngjiā

to add; to augment; to increase; to raise; to boost

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负责fùzé

to be responsible for; to be in charge of

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受到shòudào

to suffer; to be subjected to; to be met with

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实现shíxiàn

to realize; to achieve; to make something come into being; to make real; to come true

Transitive use
努力nǔlì

to make an effort; to strive; to endeavor; to work hard

Verb–object compound
达到dádào

to achieve (a standard, objective, etc.); to attain; to reach

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导致dǎozhì

to cause; to bring about; to induce; to result in; to lead to

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注意zhùyì

to pay attention to; to take note of; to require attention; to notice; to mind; to watch for

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属于shǔyú

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

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形成xíngchéng

to form (after undergoing many changes); to take shape; to evolve and become (a certain form)

Intransitive use
建议jiànyì

to suggest; to recommend; to propose; to advise

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说明shuōmíng

to explain; to account for; to illustrate; to specify

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记录jìlù

to record; to take down; to take notes; to keep minutes; to document

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发表fābiǎo

to express (an opinion); to state; to announce; to share (an impression, etc.)

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坚持jiānchí

to insist on; to persist with; to keep on (doing something); to stick to; to stick with; to persevere

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以为yǐwéi

to mistakenly believe; to be under the impression; to have thought that; to assume

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旅游lǚyóu

to travel (away from one's home for a particular purpose); to tour

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实施shíshī

to implement; to put into effect; to carry out

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看看kànkàn

to glance at; to take a quick look at; to have a look-see; to thumb through (a book, etc.)

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