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週期表

简周期表 · 繁週期表

Mandarin · pinyin zhōu qī biǎo

periodic table (chemistry)
abbr. of 元素週期表 yuán sù zhōu qī biǎo, periodic table of the elements

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週: zhōu · week; turn, cycle; anniversary
期: qī · period of time; date; time limit
表: biǎo · show, express, manifest, display
周: zhōu · Zhou dynasty; circumference

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1–1–3 · zhou1 qi1 biao3

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zau1 kei4 biu2

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noun

(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 元素週期表／元素周期表 (yuánsù zhōuqībiǎo, “periodic table of elements; the periodic table”)

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