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地殼運動

简地壳运动 · 繁地殼運動

Mandarin · pinyin dì qiào yùn dòng

(geotectonics) crustal movement; diastrophism

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地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
殼: Look up this written character
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動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
壳: ké · casing, shell, husk
运: yùn · luck, fortune; ship, transport
动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action

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4–4–4–4 · di4 qiao4 yun4 dong4

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dei6 hok3 wan6 dung6

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