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天體物理

简天体物理 · 繁天體物理

Mandarin · pinyin tiān tǐ wù lǐ

astrophysics

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天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
體: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
物: wù · thing, substance, creature
理: lǐ · reason, logic; manage
体: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior

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1–3–4–3 · tian1 ti3 wu4 li3

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tin1 tai2 mat6 lei5

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noun

(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 天體物理學／天体物理学 (tiāntǐ wùlǐxué, “astrophysics”)

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