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行動不便

简行动不便 · 繁行動不便

Mandarin · pinyin xíng dòng bù biàn

unable to move freely
difficult to get about

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行: xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
便: biàn · convenience, ease; expedient
动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action

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2–4–4–4 · xing2 dong4 bu4 bian4

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hang4 dung6 bat1 bin6

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