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如果打不过他们,就加入他们 /rúguǒ dǎ bùguò tāmen meaning in English

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如果打不过他们,就加入他们 /rúguǒ bùguò tāmen phrase

if you can't beat them, join them(if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side)
phrase

如果 /rúguǒ/ verb

should(if; in case of)
verb
[UK: ʃʊd] [US: ˈʃʊd]

如果 /rúguǒ/ preposition

in case of(in the event of)
preposition
[UK: ɪn keɪs əv] [US: ɪn ˈkeɪs əv]

如果 /rúguǒ/ conjunction

if(supposing that)
conjunction
[UK: ɪf] [US: ˈɪf]

打 // verb

beat [beat, beaten, beating, beats](to hit, to knock, to pound, to strike)
verb
[UK: biːt] [US: ˈbiːt]

dial [dialled, dialling, dials](To select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone)
verb
[UK: ˈdaɪəl] [US: ˈdaɪəl]

play [played, playing, plays](produce music using a musical instrument (transitive sense), affecting a noun)
verb
[UK: ˈpleɪ] [US: ˈpleɪ]

tie [tied, tied, tying, ties](to attach or fasten with string)
verb
[UK: taɪ] [US: ˈtaɪ]

whack [whacked, whacking, whacks](to hit, slap or strike)
verb
[UK: wæk] [US: ˈwæk]

打 // noun

whack [whacks](A blow, impact or slap)
noun
[UK: wæk] [US: ˈwæk]

不过 /bùguò/ conjunction

although(but)
conjunction
[UK: ɔːl.ˈðəʊ] [US: ˌɒlˈðo.ʊ]

它们 /tāmen/ pronoun

them(third personal plural pronoun used after a preposition or as the object of a verb)
pronoun
[UK: ðem] [US: ˈðem]

they(third-person plural pronoun)
pronoun
[UK: ˈðeɪ] [US: ˈðeɪ]

他们 /tāmen/ pronoun

them(third personal plural pronoun used after a preposition or as the object of a verb)
pronoun
[UK: ðem] [US: ˈðem]

they(third-person plural pronoun)
pronoun
[UK: ˈðeɪ] [US: ˈðeɪ]

她们 /tāmen/ pronoun

them(third personal plural pronoun used after a preposition or as the object of a verb)
pronoun
[UK: ðem] [US: ˈðem]

they(third-person plural pronoun)
pronoun
[UK: ˈðeɪ] [US: ˈðeɪ]

打招呼 / zhāohu/ verb

greet [greeted, greeting, greets](to address with salutations or expressions of kind wishes)
verb
[UK: ɡriːt] [US: ˈɡriːt]

打飞机 / fēijī/ verb

bash the bishop(slang for masturbate (male))
verb

beat it(vulgar: to masturbate)
verb

jerk off(to masturbate)
verb
[UK: dʒɜːk ɒf] [US: ˈdʒɝːk ˈɒf]

打喷嚏 / pēntì/ verb

sneeze [sneezed, sneezing, sneezes](expel air as a reflex)
verb
[UK: sniːz] [US: ˈsniːz]

打呼噜 / hūlū/ verb

purr [purred, purring, purrs](cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat)
verb
[UK: pɜː(r)] [US: ˈpɝː]

shàngshān lǎohǔ/ noun

eeny, meeny, miny, moe(similar children's counting-out games in other languages)
noun

打电话 / diànhuà/ verb

call [called, calling, calls](to contact by telephone)
verb
[UK: kɔːl] [US: ˈkɒl]

phone [phoned, phoning, phones](to call (someone) on the telephone)
verb
[UK: fəʊn] [US: ˈfoʊn]

telephone [telephoned, telephoning, telephones](to call someone)
verb
[UK: ˈte.lɪ.fəʊn] [US: ˈte.ləˌfoʊn]

打喳喳 / chācha/ verb

whisper [whispered, whispering, whispers](talk in a quiet voice)
verb
[UK: ˈwɪ.spə(r)] [US: ˈwɪ.spər]

打呵欠 / hēqiàn/ verb

yawn [yawned, yawning, yawns](open the mouth and take a deep breath)
verb
[UK: jɔːn] [US: ˈjɒn]

打水漂 / shuǐpiāo/ noun

ducks and drakes(pastime)
noun

打马赛克 / mǎsàikè/ verb

pixelate(transform an image into large pixels)
verb

打手枪 / shǒuqiāngi/ verb

jerk off(to masturbate)
verb
[UK: dʒɜːk ɒf] [US: ˈdʒɝːk ˈɒf]

打埋伏 / máifu/ verb

ambush [ambushed, ambushing, ambushes](to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy)
verb
[UK: ˈæm.bʊʃ] [US: ˈæm.ˌbʊʃ]

打耳唧 / ěrjī/ verb

whisper [whispered, whispering, whispers](talk in a quiet voice)
verb
[UK: ˈwɪ.spə(r)] [US: ˈwɪ.spər]

打手枪 / shǒuqiāng/ verb

masturbate [masturbated, masturbating, masturbates](to masturbate)
verb
[UK: ˈmæ.stə.beɪt] [US: ˈmæ.stər.ˌbeɪt]

打耳光 / ěrguāng/ verb

box someone's ears(slap on the side of the head)
verb

打阿老 / ālǎo/ verb

yawn [yawned, yawning, yawns](open the mouth and take a deep breath)
verb
[UK: jɔːn] [US: ˈjɒn]

打响指 / xiǎngzhǐ/ verb

snap one's fingers(create a sound with one's fingers)
verb
[UK: snæp wʌnz ˈfɪŋ.ɡəz] [US: ˈsnæp wʌnz ˈfɪŋ.ɡərz]

打响指 / xiǎngzhǐ/ noun

fillip [fillips](action of holding the tip of a finger against the thumb and then releasing it with a snap)
noun
[UK: ˈfɪ.lɪp] [US: ˈfɪ.ləp]

打旗号 / qíhào/ verb

flag [flagged, flagging, flags](to signal to)
verb
[UK: flæɡ] [US: ˈflæɡ]

打哈欠 / hāqian/ verb

yawn [yawned, yawning, yawns](open the mouth and take a deep breath)
verb
[UK: jɔːn] [US: ˈjɒn]

她们的 /tāmen de/ pronoun

theirs(that which belongs to them)
pronoun
[UK: ðeəz] [US: ˈðerz]

她们的 /tāmen de/ determiner

their(belonging to them (plural))
determiner
[UK: ðeə(r)] [US: ˈðer]

他们的 /tāmen de/ pronoun

theirs(that which belongs to them)
pronoun
[UK: ðeəz] [US: ˈðerz]

他们的 /tāmen de/ determiner

their(belonging to them (plural))
determiner
[UK: ðeə(r)] [US: ˈðer]

他们自己 /tāmen zìjǐ/ pronoun

themselves(the reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun)
pronoun
[UK: ðəm.ˈselvz] [US: ðem.ˈselvz]

jiù jiārù tāmen/ phrase

if you can't beat them, join them(if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side)
phrase

打小报告 / xiǎo bàogào/ verb

tattle [tattled, tattling, tattles](to report incriminating information or wrongdoing)
verb
[UK: ˈtæt.l̩] [US: ˈtæt.l̩]

枪打出头鸟 /qiāng chūtóuniǎo/ phrase

the nail that sticks out gets hammered downphrase

如意算盘 /wù rúyìsuànpán/ phrase

don't count your chickens before they're hatched(one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur)
phrase
[UK: dəʊnt kaʊnt jɔː(r) ˈtʃɪkɪnz bɪ.ˈfɔː(r) ˈðeə(r) hætʃt] [US: ˈdoʊnt ˈkaʊnt ˈjɔːr ˈtʃɪkənz bɪ.ˈfɔːr ˈðer ˈhætʃt]

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