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動名詞

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Mandarin · pinyin dòng míng cí

gerund

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動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
名: míng · name, rank, title, position
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动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
词: cí · words; phrase, expression

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4–2–2 · dong4 ming2 ci2

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noun

(gerund, noun-from-verb) verbal noun; gerund

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