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化約

简化约 · 繁化約

Mandarin · pinyin huà yuē

to simplistically reduce (sth) to just ...; to regard (sth) as merely ...

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化: huà · change, convert, reform; -ize
約: yuē · treaty, agreement, covenant
约: yuē · treaty, agreement, covenant

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4–1 · hua4 yue1

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