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候車室

简候车室 · 繁候車室

Mandarin · pinyin hòu chē shì

waiting room (for train, bus etc)

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候: hòu · wait; expect; visit; greet
車: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
室: shì · room, home, house, chamber; 13th lunar mansion, determinative star α Pegasi (Markab)
车: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in cart

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4–1–4 · hou4 che1 shi4

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noun

waiting room (at a bus or train station)

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