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私立學校

简私立学校 · 繁私立學校

Mandarin · pinyin sī lì xué xiào

private school

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私: sī · private, personal; secret
立: lì · stand; let stand; establish, set
學: xué · learning, knowledge; school
校: xiào · school; military field officer
学: xué · learning, knowledge; school

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1–4–2–4 · si1 li4 xue2 xiao4

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noun

(countable) private school (Classifier: 所 m)

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