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生態
简 生态 · 繁 生態Mandarin · pinyin shēng tài
Meanings
- ecology (the study of interactions between organisms and their environment)
- ecological state (the condition or health of a natural environment)
- (fig.) ecosystem (a complex network, e.g. in tech, business or media, as in 數字生態 shù zì shēng tài "digital ecosystem")
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1–4 · sheng1 tai4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
sang1 taai3
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noun
- ecology (the totality or pattern of relationships of components of a system with their environment and with each other)
- ecosystem
- way of life
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