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塑像

Mandarin · pinyin sù xiàng

to sculpt or mold a statue (by shaping a pliable material such as clay, plaster or wax, which may later be cast in metal – as distinct from carving in stone or wood)
a statue created through such a process

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塑: sù · model in clay, sculpt; plastics
像: xiàng · a picture, image, figure; to resemble

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4–4 · su4 xiang4

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