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世界大战

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世界大战〔—戰〕
shìjiè dàzhàn
world war

第一次世界大战
Dì-yī Cì Shìjiè Dàzhàn
the First World War (1914-1918); World War I

第二次世界大战
Dì-èr Cì Shìjiè Dàzhàn
the Second World War (1939-1945); World War II

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标准

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标准〔標準〕
biāozhǔn
1 standard; criterion

合乎标准
Héhū biāozhǔn
up to standard

按我们的标准来看
àn wǒmen de biāozhǔn lái kàn
by our standards

用高标准要求自己
yòng gāo biāozhǔn yāoqiú zìjǐ
set high demands on oneself

真理的标准只能是社会的实践。
Zhēnlǐ de biāozhǔn zhǐnéng shì shèhuì de shíjiàn.
Only social practice can be the criterion of truth.
2 serving as or conforming to a standard

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星座

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xīngzuò
1 constellation
2 astrological sign
M: zhāng [张]

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shěng

1 economize; save

省着点用
shěng zhe diǎn yòng
use sparingly

省时间
shěng shíjiān
save time

省掉不少麻烦
shěngdiào bùshǎo máfan
save a lot of trouble

能省的就省
néng shěng de jiù shěng
economize wherever possible

我一个月省不下几个钱。
Wǒ yī ge yuè shěng bù xià jǐ ge qián.
I can’t save much from my monthly wages.
2 omit; leave out

这两个字不能省。
Zhè liǎng ge zì bù néng shěng.
These two words cannot be omitted.

省一道工序
Shěng yī dào gōngxù
eliminate one step from the process
3 abbreviation (of words)

“佛”是“佛陀”之省。
“Fó” shì “Fótuó” zhī shěng.
Fo is an abbreviation of Fotuo (“Buddha”).

1 province

江苏省
Jiāngsū shěng
Jiangsu Province

省长
shěngzhǎng
governor of a province

省人民代表大会
shěng rénmín dàibiǎo dàhuì
provincial people’s congress
2 provincial capital

抵省
dǐ shěng
arrive in the provincial capital
See xǐng

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天蝎座

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天蝎座
Tiānxiēzuò
ASTRONOMYScorpio; Scorpius

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原子弹

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原子弹〔–彈〕
yuánzǐdàn
atom bomb; atomic bomb; A-bomb

VARIANTS
原子炸弹〔原子炸彈〕 yuánzǐ zhàdàn

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