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過渡金屬

简过渡金属 · 繁過渡金屬

Mandarin · pinyin guò dù jīn shǔ

transition metal (chemistry)

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過: guò · pass, pass through, go across
渡: dù · cross, ferry over; ferry
金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
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过: guò · pass, pass through, go across
属: shǔ · class, category, type; belong to

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4–4–1–3 · guo4 du4 jin1 shu3

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gwo3 dou6 gam1 suk6

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noun

(chemistry) transition metal; transition element

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