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Mandarin · pinyin zì jié

(computing) byte
Classifier: 個 gè

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字: zì · letter, character, word
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节: jié · knot, node, joint; section

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4–2 · zi4 jie2

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noun

(computing, chiefly Mainland China) byte

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