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石油勘探

sek6 jau4 ham3 taam3

oil exploration

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 304,000

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

石油勘探

This word was added by tym on 19th Oct 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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石 sek6 shi2 {dan4} - stone; rock; mineral
油 jau4 jau4*2 you2 you4 - oil; grease; fat
勘 ham1 ham3 kan4 kan1 - [1] [v] investigate; explore; examine; check [
探 taam3 tan4 - find; visit; spy

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