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Airbnb, tough road to IPO

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新冠病毒

xīnguān bìngdú

novel coronavirus

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硅谷

Guī gǔ

Silicon Valley

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出现

chū xiàn

to appear

to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up

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大规模

dà guī mó

large scale; extensive; wide scale; broad scale

的

de

of; ’s

of; ’s ; (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)

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裁员

cái yuán

to cut staff

to cut staff; to lay off employees

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如何

rú hé

how

how; what way; what

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从

cóng

from

from; via; passing through; through

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5月

wǔ yuè

May

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谷底

gǔ dǐ

valley floor; (fig.) lowest ebb; all-time low

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反弹

fǎn tán

to bounce; to bounce back; to boomerang; to ricochet; rebound (of stock market etc); bounce; backlash; negative repercussions

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到

dào

arrive

arrive; until (a time); to (a place); up to; to go; to arrive

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12月

shí'èr yuè

December

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上市

shàng shì

listed/listing

listed/listing ; (PRC Mainland & HK usage)