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交換

简交换 · 繁交換

Mandarin · pinyin jiāo huàn

to exchange
to swap
to switch (telecom)
commutative (math)
to commute

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交: jiāo · mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver
換: huàn · change, exchange; substitute
换: huàn · change

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1–4 · jiao1 huan4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaau1 wun6

Cantonese word readings for 交換. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

to exchange; to swap
to barter; to trade; to exchange (goods)
(of telecommunications) to switch

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