in the process of (doing something or happening); while (doing)[cedict]
研究
yán jiūㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄡ
research[cedict]
人口
rén kǒuㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄡˇ
population[cedict]
作为
zuò wéiㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˊ
one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be[cedict]
我们
wǒ menㄨㄛˇ ㄇㄣ˙
we; us; ourselves; our[cedict]
的
deㄉㄜ˙
díㄉㄧˊ
dìㄉㄧˋ
of; structural particle: used before a noun, linking it to preceding possessive or descriptive attributive[cedict]
really and truly[cedict]
aim; clear[cedict]
生物武器
shēng wù wǔ qìㄕㄥ ㄨˋ ㄨˇ ㄑㄧˋ
biological weapon[cedict]
的
deㄉㄜ˙
díㄉㄧˊ
dìㄉㄧˋ
of; structural particle: used before a noun, linking it to preceding possessive or descriptive attributive[cedict]