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二戰

简二战 · 繁二戰

Mandarin · pinyin Èr zhàn

World War II

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二: èr · two; twice
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战: zhàn · war, fighting, battle

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4–4 · Er4 zhan4

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ji6 zin3

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(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 第二次世界大戰 /第二次世界大战 (Dì-èr Cì Shìjiè Dàzhàn, “World War II”)

noun

(Internet slang) the second try for an exam, especially for the Entrance Examination of Graduate School

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