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石器時代

简石器时代 · 繁石器時代

Mandarin · pinyin Shí qì Shí dài

Stone Age

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石: shí · stone, rock, mineral; Kangxi radical 112
器: qì · receptacle, vessel; instrument
時: shí · time, season; era, age, period
代: dài · replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
时: shí · time, season; era, age, period

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2–4–2–4 · Shi2 qi4 Shi2 dai4

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(archaeology or figuratively) the Stone Age

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