Chinese

信用卡

/ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹ kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
credit card (Classifier: 張／张)
  • HSK 2
  • TOCFL 3

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  • characterChinese信 “true; accurate; verifiable”
    • soundChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
    • meaningChinese言 “to say; to speak; to talk”
  • characterChinese用 “to use; to employ; to operate”
  • characterChinese卡 “to wedge; to get stuck; to be jammed; to become tightly wedged”
    • ideaChinese上 “upper part; high position; up”
    • ideaChinese下 “lower part of; under; beneath”

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