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國際單位

简国际单位 · 繁國際單位

Mandarin · pinyin guó jì dān wèi

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位: wèi · throne; position, post; rank, status; seat
国: guó · nation, country, nation-state
际: jì · border, boundary, juncture
单: dān · single, individual, only; lone

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2–4–1–4 · guo2 ji4 dan1 wei4

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