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前寒武紀

简前寒武纪 · 繁前寒武紀

Mandarin · pinyin qián hán wǔ jì

pre-Cambrian, geological period before c. 540m years ago

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前: qián · in front, forward; preceding
寒: hán · cold, wintry, chilly
武: wǔ · military; martial, warlike
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纪: jì · record, annal, historical account

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2–2–3–4 · qian2 han2 wu3 ji4

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cin4 hon4 mou5 gei2

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(geology) the Precambrian supereon (spanning from the formation of the Earth around 4.6 billion years ago to the emergence of hard-shelled creatures 541 million years ago)

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