交大

Mandarin · pinyin Jiāo dà

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  1. Jiaotong University
  2. University of Communications
  3. abbr. of 交通大學 Jiāo tōng Dà xué
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交
jiāo · mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver
大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
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1–4 · Jiao1 da4

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  1. (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 交通大學/交通大学 (Jiāotōng Dàxué, “Jiaotong University”)

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交大 · Jiao1 da4
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Exact source record交大 交大 [Jiao1 da4] /Jiaotong University/University of Communications/abbr. of 交通大學|交通大学[Jiao1 tong1 Da4 xue2]/