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枕头

zhěn tou

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pinyin
zhěn tou
simplified
枕头
traditional
枕頭

1 · noun

pillow

睡觉时垫在头下的用品。

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He propped up the pillow and leaned against it to read for a while.

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他把枕头竖起来,靠着看了一会儿书。

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