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碳水

Mandarin · pinyin tàn shuǐ

(coll.) carbohydrate; carbs (abbr. for 碳水化合物 tàn shuǐ huà hé wù)

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碳: tàn · carbon (element 6, C)
水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice

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4–3 · tan4 shui3

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(colloquial) short for 碳水化合物 (tànshuǐ huàhéwù, “carbohydrate”)

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