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潮間帶

简潮间带 · 繁潮間帶

Mandarin · pinyin cháo jiān dài

intertidal zone

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潮: cháo · tide; moist, wet, damp; flow
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间: jiān · midpoint, space; place, locality
带: dài · belt, girdle, band, strap, zone

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2–1–4 · chao2 jian1 dai4

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noun

(oceanography) intertidal zone

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