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碳性電池

简碳性电池 · 繁碳性電池

Mandarin · pinyin tàn xìng diàn chí

carbon-zinc battery

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碳: tàn · carbon (element 6, C)
性: xìng · nature, character, sex
電: Look up this written character
池: chí · pool, pond; moat; cistern
电: diàn · electricity; electric; lightning

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4–4–4–2 · tan4 xing4 dian4 chi2

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