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課外

简课外 · 繁課外

Mandarin · pinyin kè wài

extracurricular

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課: kè · lesson; course; classwork
外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign
课: kè · lesson; course; classwork

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4–4 · ke4 wai4

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fo3 ngoi6

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noun

time spent outside of class or after school

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