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國小

简国小 · 繁國小

Mandarin · pinyin guó xiǎo

elementary school (Tw)
abbr. for 國民小學 guó mín xiǎo xué

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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
国: guó · nation, country, nation-state

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2–3 · guo2 xiao3

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noun

(Taiwan) short for 國民小學／国民小学 (guómín xiǎoxué, “primary school, elementary school”)
(Malaysia) national school: a type of primary school where Malay is the medium of instruction

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