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階梯教室

简阶梯教室 · 繁階梯教室

Mandarin · pinyin jiē tī jiào shì

lecture theater

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階: Look up this written character
梯: tī · ladder, steps, stairs; lean
教: jiào · teach, class
室: shì · room, home, house, chamber; 13th lunar mansion, determinative star α Pegasi (Markab)
阶: jiē · stairs, steps; rank, degree

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1–1–4–4 · jie1 ti1 jiao4 shi4

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gaai1 tai1 gaau3 sat1

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noun

lecture theatre; lecture hall

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