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持不同政見者

简持不同政见者 · 繁持不同政見者

Mandarin · pinyin chí bù tóng zhèng jiàn zhě

(political) dissident

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持: chí · sustain, support; hold, grasp
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
同: tóng · same, similar; together with
政: zhèng · government, political affairs
見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
者: zhě · that which; he who; those who
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive

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2–4–2–4–4–3 · chi2 bu4 tong2 zheng4 jian4 zhe3

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ci4 bat1 tung4 zing3 gin3 ze2

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noun

dissident; one who holds a different political opinion

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