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騰出手

简腾出手 · 繁騰出手

Mandarin · pinyin téng chū shǒu

to get one's hands free (to do sth else)

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騰: Look up this written character
出: chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
手: shǒu · hand
腾: téng · fly; gallop; run; prance; rise

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2–1–3 · teng2 chu1 shou3

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tang4 ceot1 sau2

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