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


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