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  1. incorporating diverse things (idiom)
  2. eclectic
  3. all-embracing

Characters

  • 兼 (兼): double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same time
  • 收 (收): to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name)
  • 并 (並): and; furthermore; also; together with; (not) at all; simultaneously; to combine; to join; to merge
  • 蓄 (蓄): to store up; to grow (e.g. a beard); to entertain (ideas)

Resources

Examples

上海开埠以后,中西融合,兼收并蓄,形成了宽容、创新的海派文化。

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