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指南針

zi2 naam4 zam1

zhi3 nan2 zhen1

compass (for indicating direction)

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 960,000

指南針 / 指南针

指 zi2 zhi3 {zhi2} {zhi1} - finger; point; intentions; indicate
南 naam4 nan2 {na2} - south
針 zam1 zhen1 zhen4 - needle; pin; probe; stitch

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This word was added by radagasty on 14th Jul 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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