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跑马圈地
pǎo​mǎ​quān​dì

to stake a claim

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
跑马圈地 跑馬圈地 pǎo​mǎ​quān​dì
to stake a claim
to enclose land; to stake a claim to land (originally referring to the Manchu seizure of farmland for grazing or reward during the early Qing dynasty, now used metaphorically for business expansion or staking out market share)