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第三人稱

简第三人称 · 繁第三人稱

Mandarin · pinyin dì sān rén chēng

third person (grammar)

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第: dì · sequence, number; grade, degree
三: sān · three
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
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称: chēng · call; name, brand; address; say

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4–1–2–1 · di4 san1 ren2 cheng1

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noun

(grammar) third person

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