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磁帶

简磁带 · 繁磁帶

Mandarin · pinyin cí dài

magnetic tape
Classifier: 盤 pán, 盒 hé

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磁: cí · magnetic; magnetism; porcelain
帶: Look up this written character
带: dài · belt, girdle, band, strap, zone

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2–4 · ci2 dai4

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ci4 daai2 · ci4 daai3

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noun

magnetic tape

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