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寫字樓

se2 zi6 lau4

xie3 zi4 lou2

[1] office block; office tower [2] office | Std.: 辦公室

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 2,440,000

寫字樓

寫 se2 se3 xie3 {xie4} - write; draw
字 zi6 zi4 zi5 - word; glyph
樓 lau4*2 lau4 lou2 - multi-level building

This word was added by tym on 26th Jul 2004 and last edited on 6th Nov 2007

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