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平行四邊形

简平行四边形 · 繁平行四邊形

Mandarin · pinyin píng xíng sì biān xíng

parallelogram

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平: píng · flat, level, even; peaceful
行: xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
四: sì · four
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形: xíng · form, shape, appearance
边: biān · edge, margin, side, border

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2–2–4–1–2 · ping2 xing2 si4 bian1 xing2

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ping4 hang4 sei3 bin1 jing4

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noun

(geometry) parallelogram

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