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一小部分

Mandarin · pinyin yī xiǎo bù fèn

a small part; a small section

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
部: bù · part, division, section
分: fēn · divide; small unit of time etc.

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1–3–4–4 · yi1 xiao3 bu4 fen4

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