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掌上電腦

简掌上电脑 · 繁掌上電腦

Mandarin · pinyin zhǎng shàng diàn nǎo

handheld computer
PDA (personal digital assistant)
Pocket PC

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掌: zhǎng · palm of hand, sole of foot, paw
上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
電: Look up this written character
腦: Look up this written character
电: diàn · electricity; electric; lightning
脑: nǎo · brain

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3–4–4–3 · zhang3 shang4 dian4 nao3

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noun

(computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences) personal digital assistant
(computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences) laptop computer; notebook (Classifier: 臺／台 m; 個／个 m)

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