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搶生意

简抢生意 · 繁搶生意

Mandarin · pinyin qiǎng shēng yi

to undercut competitors
to hustle
to compete for business

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生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
意: yì · thought, idea, opinion; think
抢: qiǎng · plunder, rob, take by force

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3–1–5 · qiang3 sheng1 yi5

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