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末班車

简末班车 · 繁末班車

Mandarin · pinyin mò bān chē

last bus or train
last chance

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末: mò · final, last, end; insignificant
班: bān · class, group, grade; squad; job
車: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
车: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in cart

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4–1–1 · mo4 ban1 che1

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noun

last train or bus (for the day)
(figurative) last opportunity; last chance

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