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碰撞造山

Mandarin · pinyin pèng zhuàng zào shān

collisional orogeny
mountain building as a result of continents colliding

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碰: pèng · collide, bump into
撞: zhuàng · knock against, bump into, collide
造: zào · construct, build, make, begin; prepare
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak

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4–4–4–1 · peng4 zhuang4 zao4 shan1

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