垄 断

lǒng duàndictionary entry

to monopolize

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Original source entry:

壟斷垄断 [long3 duan4] /to monopolize/

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Other forms in these source records: 壟斷

垄
lǒng
ridge between fields / crop row; mounded soil forming a ridge in a field / grave mound
断
duàn
to break / to snap / to cut off / to give up or abstain from sth / to judge / (usu. used in the negative) absolutely / definitely / decidedly

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