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循環使用

简循环使用 · 繁循環使用

Mandarin · pinyin xún huán shǐ yòng

recycle
to use in cyclic order

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循: xún · obey, comply with, follow
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使: shǐ · cause, send on a mission, order; envoy, messenger, ambassador
用: yòng · use, employ, apply, operate; use
环: huán · jade ring or bracelet; ring

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2–2–3–4 · xun2 huan2 shi3 yong4

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