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Mandarin · pinyin qián duàn shí jiān

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前: qián · in front, forward; preceding
段: duàn · section, piece, division
時: shí · time, season; era, age, period
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时: shí · time, season; era, age, period
间: jiān · midpoint, space; place, locality

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2–4–2–1 · qian2 duan4 shi2 jian1

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