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動臥

简动卧 · 繁動臥

Mandarin · pinyin dòng wò

D-class (high-speed) sleeper train (D stands for Dongche 動車 dòng chē) (abbr. for 臥鋪動車組列車 wò pù dòng chē zǔ liè chē)

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動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
臥: Look up this written character
动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
卧: wò · lie down; crouch

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4–4 · dong4 wo4

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