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物競天擇

简物竞天择 · 繁物競天擇

Mandarin · pinyin wù jìng tiān zé

natural selection

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物: wù · thing, substance, creature
競: Look up this written character
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
擇: Look up this written character
竞: jìng · contend, vie, compete
择: zé · select, choose, pick out

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4–4–1–2 · wu4 jing4 tian1 ze2

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mat6 ging3 tin1 zaak6

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