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環節

简环节 · 繁環節

Mandarin · pinyin huán jié

(zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc)
(fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy), sector (of the economy), stage (of a process) etc

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环: huán · jade ring or bracelet; ring
节: jié · knot, node, joint; section

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2–2 · huan2 jie2

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noun

(zoology) segment (e.g. in worms); round segment
(figurative) link; part (of a greater whole); aspect; element; connection; sector; stage (Classifier: 個／个 m)

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