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接力賽

简接力赛 · 繁接力賽

Mandarin · pinyin jiē lì sài

relay race
Classifier: 場 chǎng

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接: jiē · receive; continue; catch; connect
力: lì · power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
賽: Look up this written character
赛: sài · compete, contend; contest, race

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1–4–4 · jie1 li4 sai4

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zip3 lik6 coi3

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noun

(countable) relay race (Classifier: 場／场 m)

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