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自然選擇

简 自然选择 · 繁 自然選擇
Mandarin · pinyin zì rán xuǎn zé

Meanings

  1. natural selection
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自
zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
然
rán · yes, certainly; pledge, promise
選
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擇
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选
xuǎn · choose, select; elect; election
择
zé · select, choose, pick out
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4–2–3–2 · zi4 ran2 xuan3 ze2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zi6 jin4 syun2 zaak6

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zi6 jin4 syun2 zaak6

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noun

  1. natural selection

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