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主體

简主体 · 繁主體

Mandarin · pinyin zhǔ tǐ

main part
bulk
body
subject
agent

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主: zhǔ · master, chief owner; host; lord
體: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
体: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior

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3–3 · zhu3 ti3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zyu2 tai2

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noun

the main part; the part making up most of something
(philosophy) subject
(communism) Juche (calendar of North Korea)
(finance) entity

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