èr cì qū xiàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
quadratic curve (geometry) / conic
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Original source entry:

二次曲線 二次曲线 [er4 ci4 qu1 xian4] /quadratic curve (geometry)/conic/

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Other forms in these source records: 二次曲線

  • 二
    èr

    two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid

  • 次
    cì

    next in sequence / second / the second (day, time etc) / secondary / vice- / sub- / infra- / inferior quality / substandard / order / sequence / hypo- (chemistry) / classifier for enumerated events: time

  • 曲
    qū

    bent / crooked / wrong / fermentation starter / leaven (molds, yeasts or bacteria used in fermenting soy products or brewing etc) / Taiwan pr. [qú]

    qǔ

    tune / song / CL:支[zhī]

    Qū

    surname Qu

  • 线
    xiàn

    thread / string / wire / line / CL:條|条[tiáo],股[gǔ],根[gēn] / (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)

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