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發車

简发车 · 繁發車

Mandarin · pinyin fā chē

departure (of a coach or train)
to dispatch a vehicle

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發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
車: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair
车: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in cart

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1–1 · fa1 che1

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verb

to dispatch a vehicle
(of a vehicle or train) to depart
(neologism, slang, of a 老司機) to share resource that is precious and usually illegal with others

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