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搶風航行

简抢风航行 · 繁搶風航行

Mandarin · pinyin qiāng fēng háng xíng

to tack against the wind (sailing)

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風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
航: háng · sail; navigate; ship, boat
行: xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
抢: qiǎng · plunder, rob, take by force
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere

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1–1–2–2 · qiang1 feng1 hang2 xing2

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