to disappear / to vanish / to eliminate / to spend (time) / have to / need
消
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氵
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肖
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In front of the aorta, Marie Curie tells the Little Prince that she knows a neat trick how to let the water in his little water bottle disappear. The Little Prince is curious and lets her show her trick, but she just drinks the bottle empty. The Little Prince thinks that this trick is not only a Little Lame.
(bound form) to dispatch; to send / (bound form) to drive away; to dispel
遣
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虫
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追
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The Queen of Hearts (qi) wants to get a coat made out of mosquitoes, so she dispatches (遣) the bounty hunter (追) to go hunt mosquitoes (虫) for her in the anthill (an3).
遣
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虫
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追
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Mnemonic symbol: a dispatch (ger. "Depesche", the old fashioned letter).