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男子單打

简男子单打 · 繁男子單打

Mandarin · pinyin nán zǐ dān dǎ

men's singles (in tennis etc)

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男: nán · male, man; son; baron; surname
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
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打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
单: dān · single, individual, only; lone

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2–3–1–3 · nan2 zi3 dan1 da3

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