膠圈

简 胶圈 · 繁 膠圈
Mandarin · pinyin jiāo quān

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  1. rubber ring
  2. gasket
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膠
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圈
quān · to circle; a circle; corral
胶
jiāo · glue, gum, resin, rubber; sound; shin bone
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1–1 · jiao1 quan1

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