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觀測

简观测 · 繁觀測

Mandarin · pinyin guān cè

to observe
to survey
observation (scientific etc)

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測: Look up this written character
观: guān · see, observe, view; appearance
测: cè · measure, estimate, conjecture

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1–4 · guan1 ce4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gun1 caak1 · gun1 cak1

Cantonese word readings for 觀測. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

observation; monitoring; surveying

verb

to observe; to monitor; to survey

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