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運用自如

简 运用自如 · 繁 運用自如
Mandarin · pinyin yùn yòng zì rú

Meanings

  1. to have a fluent command of (idiom)
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運
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用
yòng · use, employ, apply, operate; use
自
zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
如
rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
运
yùn · luck, fortune; ship, transport
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Mandarin tones

4–4–4–2 · yun4 yong4 zi4 ru2

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wan6 jung6 zi6 jyu4

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to have an effortless command of something

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