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動真格

简动真格 · 繁動真格

Mandarin · pinyin dòng zhēn gé

to get serious about sth
to pull no punches
to be determined to see sth through

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動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
真: zhēn · real, actual, true, genuine
格: gé · pattern, standard, form; style
动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action

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4–1–2 · dong4 zhen1 ge2

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verb

(colloquial) to take something seriously and take actions firmly; to get real about something

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