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近日點

简近日点 · 繁近日點

Mandarin · pinyin jìn rì diǎn

perihelion, the nearest point of a planet in elliptic orbit to the sun
lower apsis

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近: jìn · near, close; approach; intimate
日: rì · sun; day; daytime
點: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
点: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree

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4–4–3 · jin4 ri4 dian3

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gan6 jat6 dim2

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noun

(astronomy) perihelion

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