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般

bān

1. particle analogy particle: like; as (literary)

   观众爆发出雷鸣般的掌声。

   Guānzhòng bàofā chū léimíng bān de zhǎngshēng.

   The audience burst into thunderous applause.

2. noun manner; kind (in 这般, 百般)

   他何苦这般为难自己。

   Tā hékǔ zhè bān wéinán zìjǐ.

   Why should he torment himself like this?

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