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時間簡史

简时间简史 · 繁時間簡史

Mandarin · pinyin Shí jiān Jiǎn shǐ

"A Brief History of Time" by Stephen Hawking

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時: shí · time, season; era, age, period
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史: shǐ · history, chronicle, annals
时: shí · time, season; era, age, period
间: jiān · midpoint, space; place, locality
简: jiǎn · simple, terse, succinct, a letter

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2–1–3–3 · Shi2 jian1 Jian3 shi3

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