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間接選舉

简间接选举 · 繁間接選舉

Mandarin · pinyin jiàn jiē xuǎn jǔ

indirect election

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間: Look up this written character
接: jiē · receive; continue; catch; connect
選: Look up this written character
舉: Look up this written character
间: jiān · midpoint, space; place, locality
选: xuǎn · choose, select; elect; election
举: jǔ · raise, lift up; recommend

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4–1–3–3 · jian4 jie1 xuan3 ju3

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gaan3 zip3 syun2 geoi2

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noun

indirect election

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