世衛組織

简 世卫组织 · 繁 世衛組織
Mandarin · pinyin Shì wèi Zǔ zhī

Meanings

  1. World Health Organization (WHO) (abbr. for 世界衛生組織 Shì jiè Wèi shēng Zǔ zhī)
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世
shì · generation; world; era
衛
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組
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織
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卫
wèi · guard, protect, defend
组
zǔ · class; section, department
织
zhī · weave, knit; organize, unite
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4–4–3–1 · Shi4 wei4 Zu3 zhi1

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sai3 wai6 zou2 zik1

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  1. (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 世界衛生組織/世界卫生组织 (Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī)

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Exact source record世衛組織 世卫组织 [Shi4 wei4 Zu3 zhi1] /World Health Organization (WHO) (abbr. for 世界衛生組織|世界卫生组织[Shi4 jie4 Wei4 sheng1 Zu3 zhi1])/