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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.
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Original source entry:
念珠 念珠 [nian4 zhu1] /prayer beads/rosary/rosary beads/CL:串[chuan4]/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
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variant of 念[], to read aloud / to read / to study (a subject) / to attend (a school) / to read aloud / to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (CL:頓|顿[]) / to miss (sb) / idea / remembrance / twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿[])
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