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營運

简营运 · 繁營運

Mandarin · pinyin yíng yùn

running
operation (of airport, bus service, business etc)

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营: yíng · encampment, barracks; manage
运: yùn · luck, fortune; ship, transport

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2–4 · ying2 yun4

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jing4 wan6

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noun

(of a vehicle, vessel, transportation system, etc.) to be open for service; to be in operation
(of a business, institution, factory, etc.) to operate; to run

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