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第三產業

简第三产业 · 繁第三產業

Mandarin · pinyin dì sān chǎn yè

tertiary sector of industry

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第: dì · sequence, number; grade, degree
三: sān · three
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产: chǎn · give birth, bring forth, produce
业: yè · profession, business; GB radical 111

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4–1–3–4 · di4 san1 chan3 ye4

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noun

(economics) tertiary sector; tertiary industry

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