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地球化學

简地球化学 · 繁地球化學

Mandarin · pinyin dì qiú huà xué

geochemistry

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地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
球: qiú · ball, sphere, globe; round
化: huà · change, convert, reform; -ize
學: xué · learning, knowledge; school
学: xué · learning, knowledge; school

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4–2–4–2 · di4 qiu2 hua4 xue2

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geochemistry

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