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搜索引擎

sau2 saak3 jan5 king4

sou1 suo3 yin3 qing2

(Internet) search engine

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

搜索引擎

This word was added by bybell on 6th Apr 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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搜 sau2 sau1 xiao1 sou3 shao3 sao1 sou1 - [1] [v] search; seek [2] [v] inquiry into; inv
索 sok3 saak3 suk3 su4 sai4 suo3 { suo2} {suo5} - thick rope; demand
引 jan5 yin3 yin4 - pull; attract; guide
擎 king4 jing4 qing2 - lift up; hold up; support

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