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空氣開關

简空气开关 · 繁空氣開關

Mandarin · pinyin kōng qì kāi guān

circuit breaker

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空: kōng · empty, hollow, bare, deserted
氣: qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
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气: qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
关: guān · frontier pass; close; relation

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1–4–1–1 · kong1 qi4 kai1 guan1

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