to dash / to move forward quickly / to bulge / to protrude / to break through / to rush out / sudden / Taiwan pr. [tu2]
突
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犬
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穴
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Tommy Turtle (tu) is painting cave paintings (穴) onto the saint bernard dog (犬) while he is sleeping in front of the space station (Ø1), but suddenly (突) the saint bernard dog wakes up and dashes (突) at Tommy Turtle after he quickly finds out what Tommy did to him.
击
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凵
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扌
:
Joan of Arc (ji) locked herself out of the space station again. In front of the space station (Ø1) she tries to break (击) the door open using her electric mortar (击). The mortar has to be a few meters away from the door but the receptacle (凵) for its cord is right next to the door, so Joan of Arc plugs the mortar in using a toy claw (扌).
to check / to examine / to inspect / to exercise restraint
检
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佥
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木
:
Joan of Arc (ji) and General 傅佥 (佥) are spending Christmas Eve inside of the anthill (an3). Next to them there is a Christmas tree (木) at the bar. Joan of Arc and the general again and again check (检) and investigate (检) the tree whether there are already some presents under it.
查
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旦
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木
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Just inside the ashram's kitchen, the detective is investigating a passed out Charlie Chaplin who's lying under a Christmas tree. Could it have something to do with the big empty mug which was formerly filled with glühwein?