cí xī xiào yìngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
"magnetic" force that attracts investment and talented individuals / in particular, the attraction China has for people and capital from around the world
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Original source entry:

磁吸效應 磁吸效应 [ci2 xi1 xiao4 ying4] /"magnetic" force that attracts investment and talented individuals/in particular, the attraction China has for people and capital from around the world/

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Other forms in these source records: 磁吸效應

  • 磁
    cí

    magnetic / magnetism / porcelain

  • 吸
    xī

    to breathe / to suck in / to absorb / to inhale

  • 效
    xiào

    to imitate (variant of 效[xiào]) / effect / efficacy / to imitate

  • 应
    yīng

    to agree (to do sth) / should / ought to / must / (legal) shall

    yìng

    to answer / to respond / to comply with / to deal or cope with

    Yīng

    surname Ying / Taiwan pr. [Yìng]

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