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青銅器時代

简青铜器时代 · 繁青銅器時代

Mandarin · pinyin Qīng tóng qì Shí dài

the Bronze Age
also written 青銅時代 Qīng tóng Shí dài

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青: qīng · blue, green; young; Kangxi radical 174
銅: Look up this written character
器: qì · receptacle, vessel; instrument
時: shí · time, season; era, age, period
代: dài · replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
铜: tóng · copper, brass, bronze
时: shí · time, season; era, age, period

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1–2–4–2–4 · Qing1 tong2 qi4 Shi2 dai4

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cing1 tung4 hei3 si4 doi6

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(archaeology) the Bronze Age

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