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留樣

简留样 · 繁留樣

Mandarin · pinyin liú yàng

retention sample
(of a manufacturer, esp. of food or drugs) to retain a sample of a batch of a product (abbr. for 保留樣品 bǎo liú yàng pǐn)

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留: liú · stop, halt; stay, detain, keep
樣: yàng · shape, form, pattern, style
样: yàng · shape, form, pattern, style

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2–4 · liu2 yang4

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