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採棉機

简采棉机 · 繁採棉機

Mandarin · pinyin cǎi mián jī

cotton picker

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採: cǎi · gather, collect; pick, select
棉: mián · cotton; cotton padded
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采: cǎi · collect, gather; pick, pluck
机: jī · desk; machine; moment

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3–2–1 · cai3 mian2 ji1

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coi2 min4 gei1

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