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接地氣

简接地气 · 繁接地氣

Mandarin · pinyin jiē dì qì

in touch with the common people
down-to-earth

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接: jiē · receive; continue; catch; connect
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
氣: qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
气: qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84

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1–4–4 · jie1 di4 qi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zip3 dei6 hei3

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adj

(neologism, colloquial, especially of someone in authority) earthy and sincere; close to the people; down-to-earth; affable; relatable
(neologism, colloquial, of someone's language ability) idiomatic; fluent

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