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代謝

简代谢 · 繁代謝

Mandarin · pinyin dài xiè

replacement
substitution
metabolism (biol.)

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代: dài · replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
謝: Look up this written character
谢: xiè · thank; decline

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4–4 · dai4 xie4

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verb

to replace; to renew
(physiology) to metabolize

noun

(physiology) short for 新陳代謝／新陈代谢 (xīnchén dàixiè, “metabolism”)

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