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小組賽

简小组赛 · 繁小組賽

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎo zǔ sài

(sports) group stage; group-stage match

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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
組: Look up this written character
賽: Look up this written character
组: zǔ · class; section, department
赛: sài · compete, contend; contest, race

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3–3–4 · xiao3 zu3 sai4

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noun

(sports) group stage

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