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沙灘巾

saa1 taan1 gan1

sha1 tan1 jin1

beach towel

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 21,300

沙灘巾

沙 saa1 sha1 - sand
灘 taan1 tan1 han3 nan4 tan4 - bank; beach; shoal; sandback
巾 gan1 jin1 - hankerchief, towel

This word was added by sheik on 14th Jul 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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