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開放性

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Mandarin · pinyin kāi fàng xìng

openness

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開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
放: fàng · put, release, free, liberate
性: xìng · nature, character, sex
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start

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1–4–4 · kai1 fang4 xing4

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