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Mandarin · pinyin jiǎn chá zhàn

checkpoint

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查: chá · investigate, examine, seek into
站: zhàn · stand up; a stand, station
检: jiǎn · check; examine

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3–2–4 · jian3 cha2 zhan4

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noun

checkpoint (on a road or at a border)

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