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計時器

简计时器 · 繁計時器

Mandarin · pinyin jì shí qì

timer

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時: shí · time, season; era, age, period
器: qì · receptacle, vessel; instrument
计: jì · plan, plot; stratagem; scheme
时: shí · time, season; era, age, period

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4–2–4 · ji4 shi2 qi4

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noun

timer (device used to measure time)
chronometer; chronoscope

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