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操作系統

简操作系统 · 繁操作系統

Mandarin · pinyin cāo zuò xì tǒng

operating system

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操: cāo · conduct, run, control, manage
作: zuò · make; work; compose, write; act, perform
系: xì · system; line, link, connection
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统: tǒng · govern, command, control; unite

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1–4–4–3 · cao1 zuo4 xi4 tong3

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noun

(Mainland China) operating system

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