探路者

Mandarin · pinyin Tàn lù zhě

Meanings

  1. Pathfinder, NASA spacecraft sent to Mars in 1977
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探
tàn · find, locate; search, grope for
路
lù · road, path, street; journey
者
zhě · that which; he who; those who
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4–4–3 · Tan4 lu4 zhe3

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taam3 lou6 ze2

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