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等離子體

简等离子体 · 繁等離子體

Mandarin · pinyin děng lí zǐ tǐ

plasma (physics)

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等: děng · rank, grade; to wait; equal, “and so forth”
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子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
體: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
离: lí · rare beast; strange; elegant
体: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior

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3–2–3–3 · deng3 li2 zi3 ti3

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dang2 lei4 zi2 tai2

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noun

(Mainland China, Hong Kong, physics) plasma

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