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出台chūtái

to officially launch (a plan, policy, etc.); to set forth; to put forward; to issue

Verb–object compound
流传liúchuán

to circulate; to disseminate; to spread; to hand down

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收藏shōucáng

to collect and store; to store up; to put away for safekeeping

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万岁wànsuì

to long live (in exclamations); may ... have a long life; hooray

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抱怨bàoyuàn

to blame; to grumble about; to complain

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巩固gǒnggù

to consolidate; to strengthen; to solidify

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监视jiānshì

to monitor; to run surveillance; to keep tabs on; to scrutinise

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尽力jìnlì

to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort; to do one's utmost

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战胜zhànshèng

to defeat; to vanquish; to overcome; to prevail; to surmount; to subdue; to overthrow

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恶化èhuà

to worsen; to deteriorate; to take a turn for the worse

Intransitive use
开会kāihuì

to hold, start or attend a meeting

Verb–object compound
无效wúxiào

to be invalid; to be ineffective; to prove ineffectual

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促使cùshǐ

to induce; to promote; to urge; to impel; to bring about; to provoke; to drive (somebody to do something); to catalyze; to actuate; to contribute to (some development)

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克服kèfú

to overcome; to conquer; to surmount

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分手fēnshǒu

to break up; to end a relationship; to separate

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派遣pàiqiǎn

to send (on an errand, mission, etc.); to dispatch; to deploy

Transitive use
不怕bùpà

to not fear; to be fearless; to be not afraid

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