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推車發動

简推车发动 · 繁推車發動

Mandarin · pinyin tuī chē fā dòng

to push-start (a car)

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推: tuī · push, expel; push forward
車: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
车: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in cart
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair
动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action

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1–1–1–4 · tui1 che1 fa1 dong4

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