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閉卷考試

简闭卷考试 · 繁閉卷考試

Mandarin · pinyin bì juàn kǎo shì

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閉: Look up this written character
卷: juǎn · scroll; curl; make a comeback
考: kǎo · examine, test; investigate
試: Look up this written character
闭: bì · shut, close; obstruct, block up
试: shì · test, try, experiment

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4–4–3–4 · bi4 juan4 kao3 shi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bai3 gyun2 haau2 si5

Cantonese word readings for 閉卷考試. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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