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维他命

wéi tā mìngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(loanword) vitamin
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-67907fc1ed031720. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

維他命 维他命 [wei2 ta1 ming4] /(loanword) vitamin/

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Other forms in these source records: 維他命

  • 维
    wéi

    to preserve / to maintain / to hold together / dimension / vitamin (abbr. for 維生素|维生素[wéi shēng sù])

    Wéi

    abbr. for Uyghur 維吾爾|维吾尔[Wéi wú ěr] / surname Wei

  • 他
    tā

    (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he / him / his / (bound form) other / another / some other (as in 他日[tā rì] and 他人[tā rén])

  • 命
    mìng

    life / fate / order or command / to assign a name, title etc

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