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食物添加劑

sik6 mat6 tim1 gaa1 zai1

shi2 wu4 tian1 jia1 ji4

food additive

Level: 3

食物添加劑

食 sik6 zi6 ji6 shi2 yi4 {si4} - eat
物 mat6 wu4 - thing; substance; stuff
添 tim1 tian4 tian1 - [1] [v] append; add to; increase; replenish (s
加 gaa1 jia1 - plus, add to, increase, append
劑 zai1 ji4 zui1 - dose (of medicine)

This word was added by bybell on 13th Aug 2006 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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