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踱方步

Mandarin · pinyin duó fāng bù

to pace; to stroll

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踱: duó · stroll, pace, walk slowly
方: fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local
步: bù · step, pace; walk, stroll

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2–1–4 · duo2 fang1 bu4

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