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Mandarin · pinyin tuō wǎng

dragnet
trawl
trawlnet

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拖: tuō · drag, tow, haul; delay, prolong
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网: wǎng · net; network; Kangxi radical 122

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1–3 · tuo1 wang3

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noun

trawl net; dragnet

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