創刊號

简 创刊号 · 繁 創刊號
Mandarin · pinyin chuàng kān hào

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  1. first issue
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創
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刊
kān · publication, periodical; publish
號
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创
chuàng · establish, create; knife cut
号
hào · mark, sign; symbol; number
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4–1–4 · chuang4 kan1 hao4

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cong3 hon2 hou6

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noun

  1. first issue (of a newspaper, magazine, journal, etc.)

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