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seedling
first signs
see 拔苗助長|拔苗助长[ba2 miao2 zhu4 zhang3]
vaccine
to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm
to sprout
seedling
thinning out seedlings
young successor
medicinal herb seedling
seedbed
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I was vaccinated against the flu.
Source: Tatoeba #785831 · CC BY 2.0 FRIt's more polite to say thin than skinny.
Source: Tatoeba #812360 · CC BY 2.0 FRWhen my grandmother was young, her body was very slim. Now in her old age she's grown plump.
Source: Tatoeba #3526278 · CC BY 2.0 FRI don't need a flu shot.
Source: Tatoeba #10335143 · CC BY 2.0 FRI haven't had the vaccine for Coronavirus.
Source: Tatoeba #13922068 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.