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下寒武统

xià hán wǔ tǒngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lower Cambrian series (geological strata from approx 530 million years ago)
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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-b2654283cf4f3937. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

下寒武統 下寒武统 [xia4 han2 wu3 tong3] /lower Cambrian series (geological strata from approx 530 million years ago)/

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Other forms in these source records: 下寒武統

  • 下
    xià

    down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action

  • 寒
    hán

    cold / poor / to tremble

  • 武
    wǔ

    martial / military

    Wǔ

    surname Wu

  • 统
    tǒng

    to gather / to unite / to unify / whole

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