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長途汽車

简长途汽车 · 繁長途汽車

Mandarin · pinyin cháng tú qì chē

long-distance coach

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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
途: tú · way, road, path, journey; course
汽: qì · steam, vapor, gas
車: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader
车: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in cart

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2–2–4–1 · chang2 tu2 qi4 che1

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long-distance coach

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