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親美

简亲美 · 繁親美

Mandarin · pinyin qīn Měi

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親: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate
美: měi · beautiful, pretty; pleasing
亲: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree

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1–3 · qin1 Mei3

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(may be used attributively) to be in favour of the United States; to be in support of the United States

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