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討還

简讨还 · 繁討還

Mandarin · pinyin tǎo huán

to ask for sth back
to recover

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還: hái · still, yet, also, besides
讨: tǎo · to discuss; ask for, beg; demand; dun; marry
还: hái · still, yet, also, besides

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3–2 · tao3 huan2

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