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Mandarin · pinyin bǎn

a register
block of printing
edition
version
page

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版: bǎn · printing blocks; edition

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baan2

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plank; formwork (wooden slabs used for molding in rammed earth construction)
printing block; printing plate; forme
(by extension) page (of a newspaper or other media)
(by extension) edition; version
(by extension) the act of publishing
(Internet) message board
(Cantonese) Classifier for pages.

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