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自動販賣機

简自动贩卖机 · 繁自動販賣機

Mandarin · pinyin zì dòng fàn mài jī

vending machine

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自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
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动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
贩: fàn · peddler, hawker, street merchant
卖: mài · sell; betray; show off
机: jī · desk; machine; moment

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4–4–4–4–1 · zi4 dong4 fan4 mai4 ji1

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noun

vending machine

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