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第一次世界大戰

dai6 jat1 ci3 sai3 gaai3 daai6 zin3

World War I; the First World War

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 514,000

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

第一次世界大戰

This word was added by claw on 26th Jul 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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第 dai6 di4 - sequence; number; grade; degree
一 jat1 yi1 yi4 yi2 - number one
次 ci1 ci3 zi1 ci4 zi1zi4 ci2 - order, sequence; next
世 sai3 shi4 - generation; lifespan
界 gaai3 jie4 - boundary; limit; world
大 daai6 da4 dai4 - big
戰 zin3 zhan4 - war; fighting; battle; contend

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