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大氣污染

简大气污染 · 繁大氣污染

Mandarin · pinyin dà qì wū rǎn

air pollution
atmospheric pollution

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
氣: qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
污: wū · filthy, dirty, impure, polluted
染: rǎn · dye; be contagious; infect
气: qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84

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4–4–1–3 · da4 qi4 wu1 ran3

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