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懸浮物

简悬浮物 · 繁懸浮物

Mandarin · pinyin xuán fú wù

suspended matter

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浮: fú · to float, drift, waft; to exceed; superfluous
物: wù · thing, substance, creature
悬: xuán · hang, suspend, hoist; be hung

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2–2–4 · xuan2 fu2 wu4

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