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Mandarin · pinyin kǔn zā

to bundle up with rope (e.g. firewood)
to secure with rope (e.g. suitcases on the roof of a car)
to strap down

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捆: kǔn · tie up; bind, truss up; bundle
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扎: zhā · pull up; pierce; struggle free

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3–1 · kun3 za1

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verb

to tie up; to bind

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