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鋼筋水泥

简钢筋水泥 · 繁鋼筋水泥

Mandarin · pinyin gāng jīn shuǐ ní

reinforced concrete

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鋼: Look up this written character
筋: jīn · muscles; tendons
水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
泥: ní · mud, mire; earth, clay; plaster
钢: gāng · steel; hard, strong, tough

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1–1–3–2 · gang1 jin1 shui3 ni2

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