三 下 五 除 二

sān xià wǔ chú èrdictionary entry

three, set five remove two (abacus rule) / efficiently / quickly and easily

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三下五除二 三下五除二 [san1 xia4 wu3 chu2 er4] /three, set five remove two (abacus rule)/efficiently/quickly and easily/

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