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拉近距離

简拉近距离 · 繁拉近距離

Mandarin · pinyin lā jìn jù lí

to bring (people) closer together

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拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
近: jìn · near, close; approach; intimate
距: jù · distance; bird's spur
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离: lí · rare beast; strange; elegant

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1–4–4–2 · la1 jin4 ju4 li2

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