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抓阄

To draw lots

Zhua1jiu1

雕塑

Sculpture

Diao1su4

微小

Very small, tiny

Wei1xiao3

录取

To admit, to enroll, to recuit

Lu4qu3

粉碎

Broken into pieces, to break sth. Into pieces

Fen3sui4

领悟

To comprehend, to grasp

Ling3wu4

用意

Intention, purpose

Yong4yi4

禁不住

Cant help (doing sth)

Jin1buzhu4

打工

Work as a temporary employee

Da3gong1

出神

To be in a trance, to be lost in thought

Chu1shen2

热泪盈眶

One's eyes brimming with tears


(Of excitement?)

re4lei4ying2kuang4

开支

Expenses; to spend

Kai1zhi1