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長途巴士

coeng4 tou4 baa1 si6*2

chang2 tu2 ba1 shi4

long distance bus; coach | Often, the distinction between "bus" and "coach" is made this way: Bus — within a city. Coach — inter-city | Syn.: 長途汽車

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長途巴士

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長 coeng4 zoeng2 zoeng6 chang2 {zhang3} {zhang4} - long; length
途 tou4 tu2 - [n] way; road; path
巴 baa1 ba1 - greatly desire; be close to
士 si6 shi4 - "knight" radical; scholar

This word was added by tym on 12th Sep 2005 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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