They used different symbols or borrowing Pictographic characters to add some symbols to express an abstract meaning.

就是用不同的符号或借用“象形字”加上一些符号来表达一个抽象的意思。

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All languages are linked through their origins and borrowing, but each is a unique source of meaning for understanding, writing and expressing reality.

从起源到后来的相互借鉴，所有语言都是相互联系的，但对于我们理解、记述与表现现实生活而言，每一种语言又都具有其独特性。

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The paper starts from the meaning of scripts, confirms the property of Daur character and concludes that the Daur character is a borrowing origin character.

从文字定义入手，确认了“达斡尔文”的性质，得出清代“达斡尔文”是一种借源文字的结论。

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Hungary is one notch above so-called "junk" status, meaning its cost of borrowing could soar without help.

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Change will come slowly at first, meaning high levels of government borrowing will continue.

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In contrast, the yield on German 10-year bonds, considered the safest in the eurozone, fell to 1.45% from 1.55%, meaning that the gap or "spread" in borrowing costs between the two countries rose half a percentage point to 3.44%.

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