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必修課

简必修课 · 繁必修課

Mandarin · pinyin bì xiū kè

required course; compulsory course

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必: bì · surely, most certainly; must
修: xiū · study; repair; cultivate
課: kè · lesson; course; classwork
课: kè · lesson; course; classwork

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4–1–4 · bi4 xiu1 ke4

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noun

compulsory subject; required course
(figurative) something that one must learn; required knowledge

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