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工作面

Mandarin · pinyin gōng zuò miàn

(mining) face (as in coalface 採煤工作面 cǎi méi gōng zuò miàn)
(machining) working surface (of a workpiece)

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工: gōng · labor, work; worker, laborer
作: zuò · make; work; compose, write; act, perform
面: miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176

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1–4–4 · gong1 zuo4 mian4

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noun

(mining) face
(mechanics) working surface

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