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拔地而起

Mandarin · pinyin bá dì ér qǐ

(idiom) (of a building etc) to rise out of the ground

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拔: bá · uproot, pull out
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
而: ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
起: qǐ · rise, stand up; go up; begin

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2–4–2–3 · ba2 di4 er2 qi3

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(of a mountain peak, building, etc.) to rise steeply from the ground

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