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無軌電車

简无轨电车 · 繁無軌電車

Mandarin · pinyin wú guǐ diàn chē

trolleybus

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車: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
轨: guǐ · track, rut, path
电: diàn · electricity; electric; lightning
车: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in cart

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2–3–4–1 · wu2 gui3 dian4 che1

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noun

trolley bus, trolleybus (bus powered via overhead electric cables)

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