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你真行

Mandarin · pinyin nǐ zhēn xíng

you're incredible (often an ironic expression of vexation, but can also express approbation)

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你: nǐ · you, second person pronoun
真: zhēn · real, actual, true, genuine
行: xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144

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3–1–2 · ni3 zhen1 xing2

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