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高速公路

gou1 cuk1 gung1 lou6

gao1 su4 gong1 lu4

highway; expressway; freeway

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 1,680,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

高速公路

This word was added by claw on 22nd Jul 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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高 gou1 gao1 gao4 - tall, high
速 cuk1 su4 - fast; speed
公 gung1 gong1 - public; grandfather; unselfish
路 lou6 lu4 - road

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