體長

简 体长 · 繁 體長
Mandarin · pinyin tǐ cháng

Meanings

  1. body length
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體
tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
長
zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
体
tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior
长
zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader
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3–2 · ti3 chang2

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noun

  1. body length; length of an animal

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