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去中心化

Mandarin · pinyin qù zhōng xīn huà

decentralization

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去: qù · go away, leave, depart
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
化: huà · change, convert, reform; -ize

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4–1–1–4 · qu4 zhong1 xin1 hua4

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verb

to decentralize

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