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打掉

Mandarin · pinyin dǎ diào

to tear down
to destroy
to dismantle (a gang)
to abort (a fetus)

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打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
掉: diào · turn, move; shake, wag; drop down

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3–4 · da3 diao4

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verb

to remove; to clear; to eliminate; to dispel
to destroy; to wreck
to annihilate; to eradicate; to wipe out

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