地理定位

Mandarin · pinyin dì lǐ dìng wèi

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地
de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
理
lǐ · reason, logic; manage
定
dìng · decide, settle, fix
位
wèi · throne; position, post; rank, status; seat
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4–3–4–4 · di4 li3 ding4 wei4

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