Duō pǔ lèdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Christian Johann Doppler, Austrian physicist who discovered the Doppler effect
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Original source entry:

多普勒 多普勒 [Duo1 pu3 le4] /Christian Johann Doppler, Austrian physicist who discovered the Doppler effect/

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  • 多
    duō

    many / much / more / a lot of / too many / in excess / (after a numeral) ... odd / how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duó]) / (bound form) multi- / poly-

  • 普
    pǔ

    general / popular / everywhere / universal

  • 勒
    lè

    (literary) bridle / halter / headstall / to rein in / to compel / to force / (literary) to carve / to engrave / (literary) to command / to lead (an army etc) / (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯[lè kè sī])

    lēi

    to strap tightly / to bind

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