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pīn

Main
English Definition	to piece together; to join together; to stake all; adventurous; at the risk of one's life; to spell
Simplified Script	拼
Traditional Script	Same
Pinyin	pīn
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄆㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	ping³
Part of Speech	(动) verb
Proficiency Test Level	HSK.v3=5 TOCFL=7

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Words With Same Head Word
拼命	pīnmìng	to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it
拼搏	pīnbó	to struggle; to wrestle
拼接	pīnjiē	to put together; to join
拼抢	pīnqiǎng	to fight desperately (at the risk of one's life)
拼音	pīnyīn	phonetic writing; pinyin (Chinese romanization)

Words With Same Tail Word
全拼	quánpīn	(computing) full pinyin (input method where the user types pinyin without tones, e.g. "shiqing" for 事情)
打拼	dǎpīn	to work hard; to try to make a living
比拼	bǐpīn	to compete fiercely; contest
瞎拼	xiāpīn	shopping as a fun pastime (loanword) (Tw)
粤拼	yuèpīn	Jyutping, one of the many Cantonese romanization systems; abbr. of 粤语拼音

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