移液管

Mandarin · pinyin yí yè guǎn

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  1. pipette
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移
yí · change place, shift; move about
液
yè · sap, juice, liquid, fluid
管
guǎn · pipe, tube, duct; woodwind music
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2–4–3 · yi2 ye4 guan3

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