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CHINESE CHARACTER
dòng
棟
棟
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ridgepole; building (measure)
- Numbered pinyin
- dong4
- English meanings
- ridgepole; measure word for buildings; classifier for houses
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winter
to freeze
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move; action
dig
east; host
ridgepole
gap
supervise; director; surname
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