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不定冠詞

bat1 ding6 gun3 ci4

bu4 ding4 guan4 ci2

indefinite article

Level: 3
This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 國

不定冠詞

This word was added by bybell on 21st Dec 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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不 bat1 bu4 {fou3 fu1} - no, not; un-; negative prefix
定 deng6 ding6 ding4 - decide, fix; definite, sure
冠 gun3 gun1 guan1 {guan4} | guan4 {guan1} - [1] [n] cap [2] [n] comb or crest of a bird [3
詞 ci4 ci2 - word; speech; lyrics

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