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zuǒ yòu
n./v. about, or so, around; to control, to influence
80%     120%
Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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wǒ yù jì tíng liú shí tiān zuǒ yòu .
phr. I plan to stay for about ten days.
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wǒ wú fá zuǒ yòu nǐ de jué dìng .
phr. I cannot control your decision.
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tā cháng cháng bèi bié rén de yì jiàn zuǒ yòu .
phr. She's always influenced by others' opinions.