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流竄

简流窜 · 繁流竄

Mandarin · pinyin liú cuàn

to roam all over the place
to go into every nook and corner; to infiltrate
(of criminals, enemies etc) to be on the run; to flee and try to hide

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流: liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
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窜: cuàn · run away; revise, edit; expel

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2–4 · liu2 cuan4

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verb

to flee hither and thither; to be on the run

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