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少年之家

Mandarin · pinyin shào nián zhī jiā

children's center
children's club

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少: shǎo · few, less, inadequate
年: nián · year; new-years; person's age
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
家: jiā · house, home, residence; family

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4–2–1–1 · shao4 nian2 zhi1 jia1

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