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格林尼治本初子午线
Gélínnízhìběnchūzǐwǔxiàn
Traditional: 格林尼治本初子午線
the Greenwich meridian
Noun
Character Breakdown
格
gé
form, pattern, standard
HSK 4
林
lín
forest, grove; surname
HSK 4
尼
ní
Buddhist nun; used in transliterations
治
zhì
to administer, to govern, to regulate
HSK 5
本
běn
root, origin, source; basis
HSK 1
初
chū
beginning, initial, primary
HSK 5
子
zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
HSK 1
午
wǔ
noon; 7th terrestrial branch
HSK 1
线
xiàn
line, thread, wire; clue, trail
HSK 4
Additional Information
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Chinese
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