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生物活化性

Mandarin · pinyin shēng wù huó huà xìng

bioactivity

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生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
物: wù · thing, substance, creature
活: huó · live, exist, survive; lively
化: huà · change, convert, reform; -ize
性: xìng · nature, character, sex

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1–4–2–4–4 · sheng1 wu4 huo2 hua4 xing4

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sang1 mat6 wut6 faa3 sing3

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