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助長

简助长 · 繁助長

Mandarin · pinyin zhù zhǎng

to encourage
to foster
to foment

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助: zhù · help, aid, assist
長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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4–3 · zhu4 zhang3

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zo6 zoeng2

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verb

to encourage growth; to foster; to contribute to a development; to drive
(derogatory) to induce; to impel; to encourage; to provoke; to foment; to abet

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