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整頓

简整顿 · 繁整頓

Mandarin · pinyin zhěng dùn

to tidy up
to reorganize
to consolidate
to rectify

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整: zhěng · orderly, neat, tidy; whole
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顿: dùn · pause, stop; bow, kowtow; arrange

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3–4 · zheng3 dun4

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zing2 deon6

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verb

(transitive) to rectify; to consolidate; to straighten

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