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直到現在

简直到现在 · 繁直到現在

Mandarin · pinyin zhí dào xiàn zài

even now
until now
right up to the present

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直: zhí · straight, erect, vertical
到: dào · go to, arrive, been to
現: xiàn · appear, manifest, become visible
在: zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
现: xiàn · appear, manifest, become visible

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2–4–4–4 · zhi2 dao4 xian4 zai4

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