擬

简 拟 · 繁 擬
Mandarin · pinyin nǐ

Meanings

  1. to plan to
  2. to draft (a plan)
  3. to imitate
  4. to assess
  5. to compare
  6. pseudo-
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擬
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拟
nǐ · draft; intend, plan, propose
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3 · ni3

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ji4 · ji5

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  1. to compare
  2. to imitate; to copy; to emulate; to mimic
  3. to plan; to propose
  4. to draft; to devise; to draw up
  5. to presuppose; to hypothesise; to assert

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