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配方

Mandarin · pinyin pèi fāng

prescription
cooking recipe
formulation
completing the square (to solve quadratic equation, math.)

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配: pèi · match, pair; equal; blend
方: fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local

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4–1 · pei4 fang1

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pui3 fong1

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verb

to fill a prescription; to make to a formula; to follow a recipe
(algebra) to complete the square

noun

prescription; formula; recipe

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