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暢銷書

简畅销书 · 繁暢銷書

Mandarin · pinyin chàng xiāo shū

best-seller
best-selling book
blockbuster

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畅: chàng · smoothly, freely, unrestrained
销: xiāo · melt, fuse; market, sell
书: shū · book, letter, document; writings

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4–1–1 · chang4 xiao1 shu1

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noun

bestseller; best-selling book

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