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萬有引力

简万有引力 · 繁萬有引力

Mandarin · pinyin wàn yǒu yǐn lì

(physics) universal gravitation

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萬: Look up this written character
有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
引: yǐn · to pull, draw out, attract; to stretch
力: lì · power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
万: wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable

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4–3–3–4 · wan4 you3 yin3 li4

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maan6 jau5 jan5 lik6

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noun

(mechanics) universal gravitation

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