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地面部隊

简地面部队 · 繁地面部隊

Mandarin · pinyin dì miàn bù duì

ground troops

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地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
面: miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
部: bù · part, division, section
隊: duì · team, group; army unit
队: duì · team, group; army unit

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4–4–4–4 · di4 mian4 bu4 dui4

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noun

ground forces; ground troops

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