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来
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lái
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- to come
- (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
- hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来 huílai)
- ever since (as in 自古以来 zìgǔyǐlái)
- for the past (amount of time)
- (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世 láishì)
- (between two verbs) in order to
- (after a round number) approximately
- (used after 得 dé to indicate possibility, as in 谈得来 tándelái, or after 不 bù to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不来 chībulái)
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=4
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切
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qiē
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- to cut; to slice; to carve
- (math) tangential
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=4
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切
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qiè
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- definitely; absolutely (not)
- (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!
- to grind
- (bound form) close to
- (bound form) eager
- to correspond to
- (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切 fǎnqiè system should be applied to the previous two characters)
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=5
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吧
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bā
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- bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)
- to puff (on a pipe etc)
- (onom.) bang
- abbr. for 贴吧 tiēbā
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吧
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ba
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- (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
- ...right?
- ...OK?
- ...I presume.
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