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自懂事以來

简自懂事以来 · 繁自懂事以來

Mandarin · pinyin zì dǒng shì yǐ lái

for as long as one can remember

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自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
懂: dǒng · understand, comprehend
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
以: yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
來: lái · come, coming; return, returning
来: lái · come, coming; return, returning

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4–3–4–3–2 · zi4 dong3 shi4 yi3 lai2

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