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Card direction

English hint → Chinese answer

a body

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身体

shēn tǐ

nounA1

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to boil

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烧开

shāo kāi

verbA2

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boiled

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煮熟的

zhǔ shú de

adjectiveA2

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bold

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大胆的

dà dǎn de

adjectiveB2

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a bolt

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门闩

mén shuān

nounB2

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a bomb

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炸弹

zhà dàn

nounB1

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bombing

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轰炸

hōng zhà

nounB2

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a bond

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纽带

niǔ dài

nounB2

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a bone

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骨头

gǔ tou

nounA2

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a bonus

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奖金

jiǎng jīn

nounC1

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to book

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预订

yù dìng

verbA2

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a booking

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预订

yù dìng

nounB2

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a bookshelf

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书架

shū jià

nounA2

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a boom

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轰隆声

hōng lōng shēng

nounC1

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to boost

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提升

tí shēng

verbC1

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a boot

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靴子

xuē zi

nounA1

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a booth

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隔间

gé jiān

nounB2

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boots

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短靴

duǎn xuē

nounA1

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a border

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边境

biān jìng

nounB1

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to bore

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厌烦

yàn fán

verbB1

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boredom

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无聊

wú liáo

nounB1

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boring

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无聊的

wú liáo de

adjectiveA1

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to borrow

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借

jiè

verbA2

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a boss

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老板

lǎo bǎn

nounA2

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