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道口

Mandarin · pinyin dào kǒu

road junction; intersection
level crossing; railroad crossing

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道: dào · path, road, street; method, way
口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate

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4–3 · dao4 kou3

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noun

(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) ellipsis of 平交道口 (píngjiāo dàokǒu) or 鐵路道口 /铁路道口 (tiělù dàokǒu, “level crossing”)

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