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武裝部隊

简武装部队 · 繁武裝部隊

Mandarin · pinyin wǔ zhuāng bù duì

armed forces

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武: wǔ · military; martial, warlike
裝: Look up this written character
部: bù · part, division, section
隊: duì · team, group; army unit
装: zhuāng · dress, clothes, attire; fill
队: duì · team, group; army unit

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3–1–4–4 · wu3 zhuang1 bu4 dui4

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armed forces (Classifier: 隻／只 m)

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