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to piece together; to put together / to pool (resources etc); to share / to risk all; to go all out / to spell (words)
HSK 5
to struggle / to wrestle
HSK 7-9
to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it
HSK 7-9
(computing) full pinyin (input method where the user types pinyin without tones, e.g. "shiqing" for 事情)
sampler platter / appetizer platter
to pronounce a word after mentally processing its spelling / (phonics) blending
(idiom) to assemble from bits and pieces; to combine items from disparate sources
to put together / to join
jigsaw puzzle / to do a jigsaw puzzle
to spell
phonetic writing / pinyin (Chinese romanization)
Hanyu Pinyin, the romanization system used in the PRC since the 1960s
to brave it out / to the bitter end
to assemble
to grapple (with the enemy) / to fight at the risk of one's life
to work hard / to try to make a living
brave man, willing to risk his life
bayonet charge
phonetic letters
to spell / spelling
phonetic alphabet / alphabetic writing system
to fit together / to put together
to go all out for sth at risk of one's life
jigsaw puzzle / wood block puzzle
to assemble / to put together
floor with tiled design
to fight desperately (at the risk of one's life)
to join together
assembled at random / a motley collection
bayonet charge
one's utmost / (to fight or work) desperately hard / to put up a life or death struggle / at all costs
to typeset / to make up (printers' plates)
to spare no efforts
two-item combo (usu. referring to a food dish, esp. two types of meat served with rice or noodles) / (real estate) duplex; semi-detached / (computing) double pinyin (input method in which each syllable is typed using no more than two keystrokes: one for the initial consonant and one for the final)
to put together
to rent a place with sb else to share the costs
to put sth together from component parts
to compete fiercely / contest
to sit at a table with others with whom one is unacquainted
(loanword) shopping (as a fun pastime)
to misspell / to piece together incorrectly
to edge-join boards with glue to form a panel (woodworking)
to carpool
Jyutping, one of the many Cantonese romanization systems / abbr. of 粵語拼音|粤语拼音
to exchange fire
Pinduoduo, social e-commerce company founded in 2015
to share a card with sb (e.g. share a loyalty card to accumulate points and split the benefits)
shopping as a fun pastime (loanword) (Tw)
person who joins with others to reduce costs (carpooling, group buying, sharing an apartment etc)
(slang) to rely on one's father's wealth or prestige to get ahead
Wade-Giles system (romanization of Chinese)
(of people with tight budget) to enjoy various dishes at the restaurant by ordering the food together and then sharing the costs
phonics
to fight desperately
Chinese postal romanization, developed in the early 1900s, used until the 1980s
to assemble
to throw oneself at sb or sth / to bend over backwards to help
to save money on wedding expenses by getting together with another couple (or couples) in arranging restaurant reservations, wedding photo shoots etc
(computing) input method where the user types just the initial or first letter of each syllable, e.g. "shq" or "sq" for 事情
Wade-Giles system (romanization of Chinese)
Wade-Giles system (romanization of Chinese)
Wade-Giles system (romanization of Chinese)
jigsaw puzzle
jigsaw puzzle; wood block puzzle
spelling
pastiche / collage
to put together
to engage (in a fight)
comparable; on a par (with)
Hanyu Pinyin (abbr. for 漢語拼音|汉语拼音)
Cantonese romanization / Jyutping, one of the many Cantonese romanization systems
the common use romanization system introduced in Taiwan in 2003
Wade-Giles system (romanization of Chinese)


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