物竞天择

Traditional: 物競天擇

wù jìng tiān zé

Dictionary entry

natural selection

What does 物竞天择 mean?

物竞天择 (wù jìng tiān zé) has the following dictionary meaning.

1natural selection

Character breakdown

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物wù(bound form) thing · (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself 竞jìngto compete · to contend 天tiānday · sky 择zéto select · to choose

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物竞天择

wù jìng tiān zé

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