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生命跡象

简生命迹象 · 繁生命跡象

Mandarin · pinyin shēng mìng jì xiàng

see 生命體徵 shēng mìng tǐ zhēng

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生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
命: mìng · life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
跡: Look up this written character
象: xiàng · elephant; ivory; figure, image
迹: jì · traces, impressions, footprints

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1–4–4–4 · sheng1 ming4 ji4 xiang4

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sang1 ming6 zik1 zoeng6

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noun

(medicine) vital signs

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