大陸架

简 大陆架 · 繁 大陸架
Mandarin · pinyin dà lù jià

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  1. continental shelf
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大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
陸
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架
jià · rack, stand, prop; prop up
陆
lù · land, continental; army
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4–4–4 · da4 lu4 jia4

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noun

  1. continental shelf

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