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電線桿

简电线杆 · 繁電線桿

Mandarin · pinyin diàn xiàn gǎn

electric pole
telephone pole
lamppost
Classifier: 根 gēn

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电: diàn · electricity; electric; lightning
线: xiàn · line, thread, wire; clue
杆: gān · pole; shaft of spear

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4–4–3 · dian4 xian4 gan3

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noun

(countable) utility pole (Classifier: 根 m)

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