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首席代表

Mandarin · pinyin shǒu xí dài biǎo

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首: shǒu · head; first; leader, chief; a poem; Kangxi radical 185
席: xí · seat; mat; take seat; banquet
代: dài · replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
表: biǎo · show, express, manifest, display

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3–2–4–3 · shou3 xi2 dai4 biao3

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