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長途
简 长途 · 繁 長途Mandarin · pinyin cháng tú
Meanings
- long distance
- long-distance phone call (abbr. for 長途電話 cháng tú diàn huà)
- long-distance coach (abbr. for 長途汽車 cháng tú qì chē)
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2–2 · chang2 tu2
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coeng4 tou4
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noun
- long distance
- (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 長途電話／长途电话 (chángtú diànhuà, “long-distance phone call”)
- (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 長途汽車／长途汽车 (chángtú qìchē, “long-distance coach”)
adj
- long (referred to walks; its meaning can be either positive or negative)
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