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再現

简再现 · 繁再現

Mandarin · pinyin zài xiàn

to recreate
to reconstruct (a historical relic)

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再: zài · again, twice, re-
現: xiàn · appear, manifest, become visible
现: xiàn · appear, manifest, become visible

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4–4 · zai4 xian4

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noun

(art, philosophy) representation

verb

to reappear; to reemerge; to reoccur; to recur
to recreate; to reenact; to reproduce; to restore; to reconstruct
(art, philosophy)to represent

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