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採煤工作面

简采煤工作面 · 繁採煤工作面

Mandarin · pinyin cǎi méi gōng zuò miàn

(mining) coalface

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採: cǎi · gather, collect; pick, select
煤: méi · coal, coke, charcoal, carbon
工: gōng · labor, work; worker, laborer
作: zuò · make; work; compose, write; act, perform
面: miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
采: cǎi · collect, gather; pick, pluck

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3–2–1–4–4 · cai3 mei2 gong1 zuo4 mian4

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