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控衛

简控卫 · 繁控衛

Mandarin · pinyin kòng wèi

(basketball) point guard (abbr. for 控球後衛 kòng qiú hòu wèi)

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控: kòng · accuse, charge; control
衛: Look up this written character
卫: wèi · guard, protect, defend

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4–4 · kong4 wei4

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