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動態助詞

简动态助词 · 繁動態助詞

Mandarin · pinyin dòng tài zhù cí

aspect particle, such as 著 zhe, 了 le, 過 guò

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動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
態: Look up this written character
助: zhù · help, aid, assist
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动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
态: tài · manner, bearing, attitude
词: cí · words; phrase, expression

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4–4–4–2 · dong4 tai4 zhu4 ci2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dung6 taai3 zo6 ci4

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noun

aspect particle (such as 著 (zhe), 了 (le) and 過／过 (guò))

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