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冷战

the Cold War

冷战
lěngzhàn3rd tone
Pinyin
lěngzhàn
Strokes
16
In episodes
1

Stroke order for 冷战

冷战 is written with 16 strokes (冷: 7, 战: 9). The animation replays automatically.

Usage

苏联在冷战时期 = the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

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苏联在冷战时期建了一整套抗鼠疫研究所网络,研究的都是最危险的病原体,而这个体系出事时,往往选择沉默。

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union built a whole network of anti-plague institutes studying the most dangerous pathogens, and when that system had accidents, it often chose silence.

A Russian Lab Worker Died After a Test Tube Broke at a Plague Institute. Russia Says It Wasn't Plague, but Quarantined 200 People.Advanced

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