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地面零點

简地面零点 · 繁地面零點

Mandarin · pinyin dì miàn líng diǎn#

ground zero

Mandarin · pinyin Dì miàn Líng diǎn#

Ground Zero (refers to the site of the World Trade Center destroyed in 9-11-2001 attack)

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地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
面: miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
零: líng · zero; fragment, fraction
點: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
点: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree

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4–4–2–3 · di4 mian4 ling2 dian3

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