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直言命題

简直言命题 · 繁直言命題

Mandarin · pinyin zhí yán mìng tí

categorical proposition (logic)

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直: zhí · straight, erect, vertical
言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
命: mìng · life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
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题: tí · forehead; title, headline; theme

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2–2–4–2 · zhi2 yan2 ming4 ti2

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zik6 jin4 ming6 tai4

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