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運用自如

简运用自如 · 繁運用自如

Mandarin · pinyin yùn yòng zì rú

to have a fluent command of (idiom)

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用: yòng · use, employ, apply, operate; use
自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
如: rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
运: yùn · luck, fortune; ship, transport

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4–4–4–2 · yun4 yong4 zi4 ru2

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(idiomatic) to have an effortless command of something

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