第四纪

Traditional: 第四紀

dì sì jì

Dictionary entry

fourth period

What does 第四纪 mean?

第四纪 (dì sì jì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1fourth period

2quaternary (geological period covering the recent ice ages over the last 180,000 years)

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第dì(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 liu4] "sixth") · (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed 四sìfour · 4 纪Jǐsurname Ji · also pr. [Ji4]

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第四纪

dì sì jì

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