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始新紀

简始新纪 · 繁始新紀

Mandarin · pinyin shǐ xīn jì

Eocene (geological epoch from 55m-34m years ago)

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始: shǐ · begin, start; then, only then
新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
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纪: jì · record, annal, historical account

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3–1–4 · shi3 xin1 ji4

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