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发明
fā míng
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- pinyin
- fā míng
- simplified
- 发明
- traditional
- 發明
1 · 动词
to invent
发明
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The result of the invention of the steam engine was that human power was replaced by mechanical power.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Candidate — listening review pending
机械力代替人力， 这是蒸汽机发明的结果。
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