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體質

简体质 · 繁體質

Mandarin · pinyin tǐ zhì

(a person's) constitution; underlying physical condition; physical makeup
(of an organization, society etc) structural soundness

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體: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
質: Look up this written character
体: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior
质: zhì · matter, material, substance

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3–4 · ti3 zhi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tai2 zat1

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noun

physique; constitution

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