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化學系

简化学系 · 繁化學系

Mandarin · pinyin huà xué xì

department of chemistry

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化: huà · change, convert, reform; -ize
學: xué · learning, knowledge; school
系: xì · system; line, link, connection
学: xué · learning, knowledge; school

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4–2–4 · hua4 xue2 xi4

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