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大隊

简大队 · 繁大隊

Mandarin · pinyin dà duì

group
a large body of
production brigade
military group

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
隊: duì · team, group; army unit
队: duì · team, group; army unit

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4–4 · da4 dui4

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daai6 deoi2 · daai6 deoi6

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noun

group; large body of
(military) military unit corresponding to the battalion or regiment
production brigade (of a rural people's commune)

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