"magnetic" force that attracts investment and talented individuals / in particular, the attraction China has for people and capital from around the world
磁
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兹
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石
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The King of Chu (c) broke open a mysterious, previously sealed rock (石) made of porcelain (磁) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). The rock contained a magnet (磁) which as soon as the King of Chu picked up was so powerful as to attract a Nimitz class aircraft carrier (兹), crashing the hull of the space station.
吸
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及
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口
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Just when Marie Curie (xi) and Yuwen Huaji (及) were on a space trip in front of the space station (Ø1) they encountered an emergency: the failure of their oxygen supply. Their last hope is a hollow mandarin (口) they brought, out of which they suck (吸) their oxygen.
效
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交
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攵
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Marie Curie (xi) and Linus Pauling (交) are testing their new special effects (效) equipment in the aorta's bathroom (ao4). Marie creates lots of fog by crushing a rock with a sledgehammer (攵), and Linus creates lots of sparks by crushing a flint stone with a sledgehammer.
效
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交
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攵
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Marie Curie (xi) and Linus Pauling (交) are testing their new special effects (效) equipment in the aorta's bathroom (ao4). Marie creates lots of fog by crushing a rock with a sledgehammer (攵), and Linus creates lots of sparks by crushing a flint stone with a sledgehammer.
效
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交
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攵
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Marie Curie (xi) and Linus Pauling (交) are testing their new special effects (效) equipment in the aorta's bathroom (ao4). Marie creates lots of fog by crushing a rock with a sledgehammer (攵), and Linus creates lots of sparks by crushing a flint stone with a sledgehammer.
效
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交
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攵
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Marie Curie (xi) and Linus Pauling (交) are testing their new special effects (效) equipment in the aorta's bathroom (ao4). Marie creates lots of fog by crushing a rock with a sledgehammer (攵), and Linus creates lots of sparks by crushing a flint stone with a sledgehammer.
to answer / to respond / to comply with / to deal or cope with
应
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广
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⺍
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一
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Mnemonic symbol: from 应龙, responsive dragon. The responsive dragon knows every answer to every quiz question ever asked.
应
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广
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⺍
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一
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Maud Younger and the responsive dragon want to peacefully take over engine: They skydive into engine's bathroom using two parachutes. On top of it, Maud Younger plays a flute, and the responsive dragon is waving with a daisy responding to the rhythm of the music.