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生態位

简生态位 · 繁生態位

Mandarin · pinyin shēng tài wèi

ecological niche
(fig.) niche within an ecosystem (esp. in business or technology)

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生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
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位: wèi · throne; position, post; rank, status; seat
态: tài · manner, bearing, attitude

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1–4–4 · sheng1 tai4 wei4

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noun

(ecology) niche

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