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騰挪

简腾挪 · 繁騰挪

Mandarin · pinyin téng nuó

to move
to shift
to move out of the way
to divert (money etc) to a different purpose

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騰: Look up this written character
挪: nuó · move, shift on one side
腾: téng · fly; gallop; run; prance; rise

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2–2 · teng2 nuo2

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tang4 no4

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verb

to move; to shift
to divert (funds); to reassign
(martial arts) to move

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