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生活水平

Mandarin · pinyin shēng huó shuǐ píng

living standards

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生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
活: huó · live, exist, survive; lively
水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
平: píng · flat, level, even; peaceful

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1–2–3–2 · sheng1 huo2 shui3 ping2

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noun

(alt-of, standard) standard of living

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