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單向電流

简单向电流 · 繁單向電流

Mandarin · pinyin dān xiàng diàn liú

(elec.) unidirectional current
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also written 直流 zhí liú

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單: Look up this written character
向: xiàng · toward, direction, trend
電: Look up this written character
流: liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
单: dān · single, individual, only; lone
电: diàn · electricity; electric; lightning

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1–4–4–2 · dan1 xiang4 dian4 liu2

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daan1 hoeng3 din6 lau4

Cantonese word readings for 單向電流. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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