Chinese

對了

/tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ lə¹/
by the way; and; oh, that reminds me
  • TOCFL 5
  • 对了

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  • characterChinese對 “correct; true; right”
    • ideaChinese丵 “grass that grow in clusters; thickly growing grass”
    • ideaChinese土 “earth; soil”
    • ideaChinese又 “again; once more”
  • characterChinese了 “Used after a verb to indicate perfective aspect (action completion).”

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