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加減乘除

简加减乘除 · 繁加減乘除

Mandarin · pinyin jiā jiǎn chéng chú

(idiom) addition, subtraction, multiplication and division: the four basic operations of arithmetic

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加: jiā · add to, increase, augment
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乘: chéng · ride, ascend; avail oneself of; numerary adjunct for vehicles
除: chú · eliminate, remove, except
减: jiǎn · decrease, subtract, diminish

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1–3–2–2 · jia1 jian3 cheng2 chu2

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gaa1 gaam2 sing4 ceoi4

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noun

addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; arithmetic operations

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