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上呼吸道感染

Mandarin · pinyin shàng hū xī dào gǎn rǎn

upper respiratory tract infection

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上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
呼: hū · breathe sigh, exhale; call, shout
吸: xī · inhale, suck in; absorb; attract
道: dào · path, road, street; method, way
感: gǎn · feel, perceive, emotion
染: rǎn · dye; be contagious; infect

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4–1–1–4–3–3 · shang4 hu1 xi1 dao4 gan3 ran3

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soeng6 fu1 kap1 dou6 gam2 jim5

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