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慣

简惯 · 繁慣

Mandarin · pinyin guàn

accustomed to
used to
indulge
to spoil (a child)

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惯: guàn · habit, custom; habitually, usual

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gwaan3

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to be accustomed to; to be used to
to spoil; to overindulge
(literary, or in compounds) habit; custom
(literary, or in compounds) habitually; usually

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