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巡視

简巡视 · 繁巡視

Mandarin · pinyin xún shì

to inspect (a site); (of a dignitary) to visit; to go on an inspection tour
to survey (a scene); to scan with one's eyes

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巡: xún · patrol, go on circuit, cruise
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视: shì · look at, inspect, observe, see

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2–4 · xun2 shi4

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ceon4 si6

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verb

to patrol; to inspect

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