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教練

简教练 · 繁教練

Mandarin · pinyin jiào liàn

to coach; to train
instructor; sports coach; trainer (Classifier: 位 wèi, 名 míng)

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教: jiào · teach, class
練: Look up this written character
练: liàn · to practice, drill, exercise, train

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4–4 · jiao4 lian4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaau3 lin6

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noun

coach; instructor (Classifier: 名 m; 位 m)

verb

to coach; to instruct

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