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天文單位

简天文单位 · 繁天文單位

Mandarin · pinyin tiān wén dān wèi

astronomical unit (AU)

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天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
文: wén · literature, culture, writing
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位: wèi · throne; position, post; rank, status; seat
单: dān · single, individual, only; lone

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1–2–1–4 · tian1 wen2 dan1 wei4

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noun

(astronomy) astronomical unit

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