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交叉點

简交叉点 · 繁交叉點

Mandarin · pinyin jiāo chā diǎn

junction; crossroads
(geometry) point of intersection

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交: jiāo · mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver
叉: chā · crotch; fork, prong
點: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
点: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree

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1–1–3 · jiao1 cha1 dian3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaau1 caa1 dim2

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noun

(mathematics, engineering) junction; intersection; point of intersection
intersection, crossroads

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