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蛋白質

daan6*2 baak6 zat1

dan4 bai2 zhi4

protein [Syn.] 蛋白素

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 1,770,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

蛋白質 / 蛋白质

This word was added by tym on 17th Jul 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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蛋 daan6 daan6*2 dan4 - egg
白 baak6 bai2 - white; clear; pure
質 zat1 zi3 zhi4 zhi2 - matter, elements; hostage; texture

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