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花式滑冰

Mandarin · pinyin huā shì huá bīng

(Tw) figure skating

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花: huā · flower; blossoms
式: shì · style, system, formula, rule
滑: huá · slip, slide; slippery, polished
冰: bīng · ice; ice-cold

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1–4–2–1 · hua1 shi4 hua2 bing1

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