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磁懸浮

简磁悬浮 · 繁磁懸浮

Mandarin · pinyin cí xuán fú

magnetic levitation (train)
maglev

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磁: cí · magnetic; magnetism; porcelain
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浮: fú · to float, drift, waft; to exceed; superfluous
悬: xuán · hang, suspend, hoist; be hung

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2–2–2 · ci2 xuan2 fu2

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magnetic levitation

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