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身手敏捷

san1 sau2 man5 zit3

to quickly adjust to changing situations

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

身手敏捷

This word was added by WANNABEAFREAK on 24th Feb 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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身 san1 shen1 gui4 {juan1} - body
手 sau2 shou3 - hand
敏 man5 min3 - [1] fast; quick; clever; smart; agile; speedy;
捷 zit6 zit3 jie2 qie4 cha1 - [1] [v] win; victory; triumph; [n] prices of

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