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夜間部

简夜间部 · 繁夜間部

Mandarin · pinyin yè jiān bù

(Tw) evening program (at a college)
night school

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夜: yè · night, dark; in night; by night
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部: bù · part, division, section
间: jiān · midpoint, space; place, locality

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4–1–4 · ye4 jian1 bu4

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noun

(Taiwan) evening program (at a college)
(Taiwan) night school

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