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自動車

简自动车 · 繁自動車

Mandarin · pinyin zì dòng chē

automobile

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自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
車: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
车: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in cart

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4–4–1 · zi4 dong4 che1

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noun

(dated, still used in Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) automobile; motor car
(Zhouning Eastern Min) bicycle

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