原生生物

Mandarin · pinyin yuán shēng shēng wù

Meanings

  1. protist
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原
yuán · source, origin, beginning
生
shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
物
wù · thing, substance, creature
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2–1–1–4 · yuan2 sheng1 sheng1 wu4

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jyun4 sang1 sang1 mat6

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jyun4 sang1 sang1 mat6

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noun

  1. (microbiology) protist

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