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包乾

简包干 · 繁包乾

Mandarin · pinyin bāo gān

to have the full responsibility of a job
allocated task

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包: bāo · wrap, pack, bundle; package
乾: qián · gān · dry; warming principle of the sun, penetrating and fertilizing, heavenly generative principle (male); trigram ☰; hexagram ䷀
干: gàn · oppose, offend; invade; dried

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1–1 · bao1 gan1

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verb

to be responsible for a task until it is completed

noun

allocated task
(sports, chiefly swimming) interval training, a series of workouts interspersed with rest or relief periods.

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