活字印刷

Mandarin · pinyin huó zì yìn shuā

Meanings

  1. printing with movable type
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活
huó · live, exist, survive; lively
字
zì · letter, character, word
印
yìn · print, seal, stamp, chop, mark
刷
shuā · brush; clean with brush, scrub
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2–4–4–1 · huo2 zi4 yin4 shua1

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noun

  1. (printing) movable type printing

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