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Thickness in Chinese

thickness · HSK 5

厚度 hòu dù

  1. 厚 hòu thick
  2. 度 dù degree

这本书的厚度大约五厘米。 This book is about five centimeters thick.

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Thickness in Chinese is 厚度 (hòu dù).

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