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聲波定位

简声波定位 · 繁聲波定位

Mandarin · pinyin shēng bō dìng wèi

sonic location system (esp. underwater sonar); acoustic positioning

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聲: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
波: bō · waves, breakers; undulations
定: dìng · decide, settle, fix
位: wèi · throne; position, post; rank, status; seat
声: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music

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1–1–4–4 · sheng1 bo1 ding4 wei4

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sing1 bo1 ding6 wai2

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