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挖土機

简挖土机 · 繁挖土機

Mandarin · pinyin wā tǔ jī

excavator
backhoe

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挖: wā · dig, dig out, gouge out, scoop
土: tǔ · soil, earth; items made of earth
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机: jī · desk; machine; moment

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1–3–1 · wa1 tu3 ji1

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noun

excavator (vehicle, often on tracks, used to dig ditches, etc.)

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