Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

板塊

bǎnkuài

ㄅㄢˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋ

Simplified 板块

  1. 1slab
  2. 2(geology) tectonic plate
  3. 3(fig.) sector (of the stock market or of industry)
  4. 4(economic) bloc
Example

隨著板塊的移動,各大洲因地理隔離而出現了適應不同環境的獨特恐龍物種。

suízhe bǎnkuài de yídòng gè dàzhōu yīn dìlǐ gélí ér chūxiàn le shìyìng bùtóng huánjìng de dútè kǒnglóng wùzhǒng

As tectonic plates shifted, uniquely adapted species of dinosaur emerged on each continent through vicariance.

Keep 板塊 and it comes back until you know it.

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