hǎi xiāng chén jī wùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
oceanic sediment (geology)
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Original source entry:

海相沉積物 海相沉积物 [hai3 xiang1 chen2 ji1 wu4] /oceanic sediment (geology)/

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Other forms in these source records: 海相沉積物

  • 海
    hǎi

    ocean / sea / CL:個|个[gè],片[piàn] / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous

    Hǎi

    surname Hai

  • 相
    xiāng

    each other / one another / mutually / fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pí pa] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pǐn])

    xiàng

    appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)

    Xiāng

    surname Xiang

  • 沉
    chén

    to submerge / to immerse / to sink / to keep down / to lower / to drop / deep / profound / heavy

  • 积
    jī

    to amass / to accumulate / to store up / (math.) product (the result of multiplication) / (TCM) constipation / indigestion

  • 物
    wù

    (bound form) thing / (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself / people other than oneself

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