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病變

简病变 · 繁病變

Mandarin · pinyin bìng biàn

pathological change; lesion
to undergo pathological change

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病: bìng · illness, sickness, disease
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变: biàn · change, transform, alter; rebel

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4–4 · bing4 bian4

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beng6 bin3

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verb

to undergo pathological changes

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