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生命帶

简生命带 · 繁生命帶

Mandarin · pinyin shēng mìng dài

(neologism) (used in road safety campaigns) "life-saving belt", i.e. seat belt
(astrobiology) circumstellar habitable zone

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生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
命: mìng · life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
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带: dài · belt, girdle, band, strap, zone

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1–4–4 · sheng1 ming4 dai4

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