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田徑

简田径 · 繁田徑

Mandarin · pinyin tián jìng

track and field (athletics)

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田: tián · field, arable land, cultivated
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径: jìng · narrow path; diameter; direct

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2–4 · tian2 jing4

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tin4 ging3

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noun

(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 田徑運動／田径运动 (tiánjìng yùndòng, “track and field; athletics”)
(literary) narrow pathways in the fields

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