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Simplified加冠
Traditional加冠
Pinyinjiā guān
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加冠
jiā guān · (in former times) coming-of-age ceremony at 20 years
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to participate; to take part; to join
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加快jiākuàito accelerate; to speed up; to hasten
加强jiāqiángto reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance