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調用

简调用 · 繁調用

Mandarin · pinyin diào yòng

to transfer (for a specific purpose)
to allocate
(computing) to invoke (a command, an application etc)

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用: yòng · use, employ, apply, operate; use
调: diào · transfer, move, change; tune

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4–4 · diao4 yong4

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verb

to transfer (for a particular purpose) and use; to allocate and use
(computing) to call

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