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上紧发条

shàng jǐn fā tiáo

4-character word Traditional 上緊發條

What 上紧发条 means

1. to wind the spring up tight
2. (fig.) to gear up; to ready oneself

The characters in 上紧发条

• 上shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb…
• 紧jǐntight; strict; close at hand
• 发fāto send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue
• 条tiáostrip; item; article

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