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初小

Mandarin · pinyin chū xiǎo

lower elementary school (abbr. for 初級小學 chū jí xiǎo xué)

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初: chū · beginning, initial, primary
小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant

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1–3 · chu1 xiao3

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