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連繫詞

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Mandarin · pinyin lián xì cí

copula (linguistics)

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连: lián · join, connect; continuous; even
系: xì · system; line, link, connection
词: cí · words; phrase, expression

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2–4–2 · lian2 xi4 ci2

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lin4 hai6 ci4

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