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考虑kǎolǜ

to consider; to think about; to take into consideration; to ponder; to think over

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联合liánhé

to unite; to forge an alliance; to team up; to band together

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带来dàilái

to bring; to bring about; to create; to produce; to result in; to present

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保持bǎochí

to keep; to maintain; to preserve; to remain; to stay; to exercise

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失去shīqù

to lose (to be no longer in one's possession)

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分享fēnxiǎng

to share (information, benefits, rights, joy, etc.)

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同意tóngyì

to agree with (sth.); to consent to; to concur with (sth.)

Transitive use
在于zàiyú

to be determined by; to hinge upon; to depend upon; to rest with

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制造zhìzào

to fabricate (a lie); to spread (a rumour); to create (fear, noise, etc.)

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失败shībài

to fail; to come to nothing; to fall through

Intransitive use
拒绝jùjué

to reject; to turn down; to decline; to refuse; to say no to

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记得jìde

to remember; to recall from memory

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开展kāizhǎn

to launch; to conduct; to carry out; to develop; to provide

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关心guānxīn

to be concerned about; to care for; to put first

Transitive use
感谢gǎnxiè

to thank; to be grateful; to be appreciative; to appreciate; thank you to; thank you for

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回家huíjiā

to return home; to go home; to come home

Verb–object compound
毕业bìyè

to graduate; to finish school

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推出tuīchū

to release; to launch; to present to the public

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值得zhídé

to be worth; to merit; to deserve; to be worthy of

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面临miànlín

to face; to be faced with; to be confronted with

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主张zhǔzhāng

to maintain a position; to advocate; to stand for something

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