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English hint → Chinese answer

to hunt

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狩猎

shòu liè

verbB1

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to hide

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隐藏

yǐn cáng

verbA2

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a bottom

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底部

dǐ bù

nounA2

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to attack

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攻击

gōng jī

verbA2

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to agree

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同意

tóng yì

verbA1

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terrible

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糟糕的

zāo gāo de

adjectiveA1

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to smell

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闻起来

wén qǐ lai

verbA2

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to shout

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喊叫

hǎn jiào

verbA2

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to scare

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吓

xià

verbB2

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a project

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项目

xiàng mù

nounA1

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a noise

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噪音

zào yīn

nounA2

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loud

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响亮的

xiǎng liàng de

adjA2

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to laugh

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笑

xiào

verbA1

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to kill

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杀死

shā sǐ

verbA2

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to experiment

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尝试

cháng shì

verbB1

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chemical

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化学的

huà xué de

adjB1

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to approach

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接近

jiē jìn

verbB2

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a well

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井

jǐng

nounC1

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