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Mandarin · pinyin dào xiàn zài

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到: dào · go to, arrive, been to
現: xiàn · appear, manifest, become visible
在: zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
现: xiàn · appear, manifest, become visible

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4–4–4 · dao4 xian4 zai4

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