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全球位置測定系統

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Mandarin · pinyin quán qiú wèi zhì cè dìng xì tǒng

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全: quán · maintain, keep whole or intact
球: qiú · ball, sphere, globe; round
位: wèi · throne; position, post; rank, status; seat
置: zhì · place, lay out; set aside
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定: dìng · decide, settle, fix
系: xì · system; line, link, connection
統: Look up this written character
测: cè · measure, estimate, conjecture
统: tǒng · govern, command, control; unite

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2–2–4–4–4–4–4–3 · quan2 qiu2 wei4 zhi4 ce4 ding4 xi4 tong3

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cyun4 kau4 wai6 zi3 caak1 ding6 hai6 tung2

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