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大地水準面

简大地水准面 · 繁大地水準面

Mandarin · pinyin dà dì shuǐ zhǔn miàn

geoid

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
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面: miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
准: zhǔn · approve, allow, permit; in accord

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4–4–3–3–4 · da4 di4 shui3 zhun3 mian4

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