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托马斯 ( Tuō mǎ sī ) 爱迪生 ( Ài dí shēng ) 先生 ( xiān sheng ) 只 ( zhǐ ) 需要 ( xū yào ) 一种 ( yī zhǒng ) 方法 ( fāng fǎ ) 来 ( lái ) 做 ( zuò ) 电灯泡 ( diàn dēng pào )
托 (tuō, ㄊㄨㄛ ) prop; support (for weight); rest (e.g. arm rest); thanks to; to hold in one's hand; to support in one's palm; to give; to base; to commit; to set [CE-DICT] (tuō, ㄊㄨㄛ ) to trust; to entrust; to be entrusted with; to act as trustee [CE-DICT] 马 (mǎ, ㄇㄚˇ ) horse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess [CE-DICT] (Mǎ, ㄇㄚˇ ) surname Ma; abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚 [CE-DICT] 斯 (sī, ㄙ ) (phonetic); this [CE-DICT] 爱 (ài, ㄞˋ ) to love; affection; to be fond of; to like [CE-DICT] 迪 (dí, ㄉㄧˊ ) direct; to enlighten; to follow; phonetic di as in Disney 迪斯尼 or disco 迪斯科 [CE-DICT] 生 (うぶ) (adj-na,n,adj-no) (1) (esp. 初, 初心) innocent; naive; unsophisticated; inexperienced; green; wet behind the ears; (n-pref) (2) (産, 生) birth- [EDICT] (いく) (pref) (arch) vital; virile; lively [EDICT] (き) (n,pref) pure; undiluted; raw; crude [EDICT] (せい;しょう) (n) (1) life; living; (n,n-suf) (2) (せい only) (male) (hum) I; me; myself [EDICT] (なま) (adj-no,adj-na,n,n-pref) (1) raw; uncooked; fresh; (2) natural; unedited; unprocessed; crude; (3) (col) unprotected (i.e. not wearing a condom); (4) live (i.e. not recorded); (5) inexperienced; unpolished; green; (6) (abbr) (See 御生,生意気) impudence; sauciness; (7) (abbr) (See 生ビール) unpasteurized beer; draft beer; draught beer; (pref) (8) partially; somewhat; half-; semi-; (P) [EDICT] (ふ) (n,n-suf) (See 芝生) area of thick growth (of trees, grass, etc.) [EDICT] (なまり) (n) (uk) (abbr) (See 生り節) boiled and half-dried bonito [EDICT] (shēng, ㄕㄥ ) to be born; to give birth; life; to grow [CE-DICT] 只 (ただ) (adj-no) (1) (uk) ordinary; common; usual; (2) (esp. 只) free of charge; (3) (usu. as ただでは...) unaffected; as is; safe; (adv) (4) only; merely; just; simply; (5) (esp. 但) but; however; nevertheless; (P) [EDICT] (zhǐ, ㄓˇ ) only; merely; just; but [CE-DICT] (zhǐ, ㄓˇ ) but; only [CE-DICT] (zhī, ㄓ ) classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc [CE-DICT] 需 (xū, ㄒㄩ ) to require; to need; to want; necessity; need [CE-DICT] 要 (かなめ) (n) (1) pivot; (2) vital point; cornerstone; keystone; (3) (See 要黐) Japanese photinia; (P) [EDICT] (よう) (n) (1) cornerstone; main point; keystone; (2) requirement; need; (adj-f) (3) necessary; required [EDICT] (yāo, ㄧㄠ ) demand; ask; request; coerce [CE-DICT] (yào, ㄧㄠˋ ) important; vital; to want; to be going to; must [CE-DICT]
