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Mandarin · pinyin qián shè

front camera (on a smartphone etc) (abbr. for 前置攝像頭 qián zhì shè xiàng tóu)

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前: qián · in front, forward; preceding
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摄: shè · take in, absorb; act as deputy

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2–4 · qian2 she4

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