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打成平手

Mandarin · pinyin dǎ chéng píng shǒu

to draw (a competition)
to fight to a standstill

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打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
平: píng · flat, level, even; peaceful
手: shǒu · hand

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3–2–2–3 · da3 cheng2 ping2 shou3

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