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動賓式

简动宾式 · 繁動賓式

Mandarin · pinyin dòng bīn shì

verb-object construction

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動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
賓: Look up this written character
式: shì · style, system, formula, rule
动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
宾: bīn · guest, visitor; surname; submit

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4–1–4 · dong4 bin1 shi4

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dung6 ban1 sik1

Cantonese word readings for 動賓式. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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