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大概

daai6 koi3/3*2

da4 gai4

approximately

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 3,070,000

大概

大 daai6 da4 dai4 - big
概 koi3 goi3 koi2 gai4 - generally; approximately

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漢字是歷史上最古老的文字之一，大概四千歲了。國 edit
Chinese characters are one of history's most ancient writing scripts, approximately four thousand years old.

This word was added by aaron on 17th Jul 2004 and last edited on 7th Apr 2008

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