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Mandarin · pinyin dú lì Zhōng wén bǐ huì

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立: lì · stand; let stand; establish, set
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
文: wén · literature, culture, writing
筆: bǐ · writing brush; write; stroke
會: huì · to assemble, meet together; a meeting; an organization
独: dú · alone, single, solitary, only
笔: bǐ · writing brush; write; stroke
会: huì · assemble, meet together; meeting

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2–4–1–2–3–4 · du2 li4 Zhong1 wen2 bi3 hui4

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