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生技醫藥

简生技医药 · 繁生技醫藥

Mandarin · pinyin shēng jì yī yào

biopharmaceutical
drug produced by biotechnology

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生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
技: jì · skill, ability, talent, ingenuity
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医: yī · cure, heal; doctor, medical
药: yào · leaf of Dahurian angelica plant; medicine

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1–4–1–4 · sheng1 ji4 yi1 yao4

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