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橫斷步道

简横断步道 · 繁橫斷步道

Mandarin · pinyin héng duàn bù dào

pedestrian crossing

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步: bù · step, pace; walk, stroll
道: dào · path, road, street; method, way
横: héng · across
断: duàn · sever, cut off; interrupt

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2–4–4–4 · heng2 duan4 bu4 dao4

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noun

pedestrian crossing (place for pedestrians to cross a street)

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