How it used to be written
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Warring States script 戰國.秦 -
Clerical script 曹魏
Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).
Examples
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湿地在生态系统中扮演着净化水源、防止洪水和侵蚀、为野生动物提供食物和栖息地的重要角色。
Wetlands play important roles in the ecosystem in purifying water, protecting against flood and erosion, and as both a source of food and habitat for wild animals.
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良禽择木而栖，贤臣择主而事。
A prudent bird chooses its tree. A wise servant chooses his master.
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蓝色的鸟栖息在树枝上，兴致昂扬地唱着歌。
The blue bird is perched on a branch, singing cheerfully.
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迁移到南加州后，红冠鹦鹉已成为这里的永久栖息者，并被列入加州鸟类记录委员会的本国鸟类清单中。
As transplants to Southern California, the red-crowned parrots have become such permanent fixtures that they are on the California Bird Records Committee’s list of birds in the state.
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那鱼栖息在淡水域中。
That fish lives in fresh water.
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鱼类、两栖类和爬行类都是冷血动物。
Fish, amphibians, and reptiles are cold-blooded animals.