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週年

简周年 · 繁週年

Mandarin · pinyin zhōu nián

anniversary
annual

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週: zhōu · week; turn, cycle; anniversary
年: nián · year; new-years; person's age
周: zhōu · Zhou dynasty; circumference

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1–2 · zhou1 nian2

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zau1 nin4

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