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快餐店

Mandarin · pinyin kuài cān diàn

fast food shop

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快: kuài · rapid, quick, speedy, fast; soon
餐: cān · eat, dine; meal; food
店: diàn · shop, store; inn, hotel

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4–1–4 · kuai4 can1 dian4

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faai3 caan1 dim3

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noun

(Mainland China, Hong Kong, countable) fast food restaurant (Classifier: 家 m; 間／间 m)

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