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層次

简层次 · 繁層次

Mandarin · pinyin céng cì

layer
level
gradation
arrangement of ideas
(a person's) standing

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次: cì · order, sequence; next
层: céng · story, layer, floor, stratum

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2–4 · ceng2 ci4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cang4 ci3

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noun

level; layer; stratification; stage; phase
administrative level
arrangement of ideas (in writing or speech)

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