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華語文能力測驗

简华语文能力测验 · 繁華語文能力測驗

Mandarin · pinyin Huá yǔ wén Néng lì Cè yàn

TOCFL (Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language)

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文: wén · literature, culture, writing
能: néng · to be able; can, permitted to; ability
力: lì · power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
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华: huá · flowery; illustrious; Chinese
语: yǔ · language, words; saying, expression
测: cè · measure, estimate, conjecture
验: yàn · test, examine, inspect; verify

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2–3–2–2–4–4–4 · Hua2 yu3 wen2 Neng2 li4 Ce4 yan4

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