生命週期

简 生命周期 · 繁 生命週期
Mandarin · pinyin shēng mìng zhōu qī

Meanings

  1. life cycle
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生
shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
命
mìng · life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
週
zhōu · week; turn, cycle; anniversary
期
qī · period of time; date; time limit
周
zhōu · Zhou dynasty; circumference
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1–4–1–1 · sheng1 ming4 zhou1 qi1

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sang1 ming6 zau1 kei4

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noun

  1. life cycle

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