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乾電池

gon1 din6 ci4

dry battery, dry cell

Level: 3

乾電池

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乾 gon1 kin4 gan1 qian2 - clean; dry
電 din6 dian4 - lightning; electricity
池 ci4 chi2 tuo2 zhe2 - pool; pond; moat

This word was added by bybell on 22nd Nov 2005 and last edited on 25th Nov 2007

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