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大氣壓

简大气压 · 繁大氣壓

Mandarin · pinyin dà qì yā

atmospheric pressure

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
氣: qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
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气: qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84
压: yā · press; oppress; crush; pressure

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4–4–1 · da4 qi4 ya1

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noun

atmospheric pressure; air pressure
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 標準大氣壓／标准大气压 (biāozhǔn dàqìyā, “standard atmosphere”)

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