古生代 gǔ shēng dài

Paleozoic era in Earth’s history

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Definitions

  1. 1. Paleozoic, geological era 545-250m years ago, covering Cambrian hán wǔ jì, Ordovician ào táo jì, Silurian zhì liú jì, Devonian ní pén jì, Carboniferous shí tàn jì, Permian èr dié jì

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Character Meaning
ancient; old; surname Gu
life; to be born; raw
to substitute; to replace; to act on behalf of others