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摩托車

mo1 tok3 ce1

mo2 tuo1 che1

motorcycle; motorbike | Cant. & MY/SG Mand.: 電單車 | This is the Mainland Chinese Mandarin term. Taiwan Mandarin uses 機車.

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Level: 3 Google Frequency: 1,850,000

This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 國

摩托車 / 摩托车

This word was added by tym on 18th Oct 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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摩 mo1 mo4 maa1 mo4 mi2 ma1 mo2 - [1] [v] rub; scour; chafe [2] friction [3] [v]
托 tok3 tuo1 - hold in the palm; rely on; entrust
車 ce1 geoi1 che1 ju1 - cart; vehicle; car

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