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Mandarin · pinyin zuò biāo

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  1. variant of 座標 zuò biāo
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坐
zuò · sit; seat; ride, travel by
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标
biāo · mark, symbol, label, sign; stand the bole of a tree
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4–1 · zuo4 biao1

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noun

  1. (mathematics) coordinate; (geography) geographic coordinates
  2. (figurative) goal; aim; model
  3. (neologism, slang) location (of oneself)

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