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地球靜止衛星

简地球静止卫星 · 繁地球靜止衛星

Mandarin · pinyin dì qiú jìng zhǐ wèi xīng

(astronomy) geostationary satellite

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地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
球: qiú · ball, sphere, globe; round
靜: Look up this written character
止: zhǐ · stop, halt, desist; detain
衛: Look up this written character
星: xīng · a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)
静: jìng · quiet, still, motionless; gentle
卫: wèi · guard, protect, defend

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4–2–4–3–4–1 · di4 qiu2 jing4 zhi3 wei4 xing1

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