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止點

简止点 · 繁止點

Mandarin · pinyin zhǐ diǎn

(mechanical engineering) dead point; dead center

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止: zhǐ · stop, halt, desist; detain
點: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
点: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree

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3–3 · zhi3 dian3

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