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二手車

简二手车 · 繁二手車

Mandarin · pinyin èr shǒu chē

second-hand car

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二: èr · two; twice
手: shǒu · hand
車: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
车: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in cart

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4–3–1 · er4 shou3 che1

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