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中山

Mandarin · pinyin Zhōng shān

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中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak

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1–1 · Zhong1 shan1

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zung1 saan1

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name · Etymology 1

(～國) (historical) Zhongshan (ancient feudal state in modern Dingzhou, Hebei, China)

name · Etymology 2

(～市, formerly ～縣) Zhongshan (a prefecture-level city and former county of Guangdong, China)
(～區) Zhongshan (a district of Dalian, Liaoning, China)
(～區) Zhongshan (a district of the city of Taipei, Taiwan)
(～區) Zhongshan (a district of the city of Keelung, Taiwan)
(～街道) Zhongshan (a subdistrict of Qiaoxi district, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China)
(～街道) Zhongshan (a subdistrict of Lingdong district, Shuangyashan, Heilongjiang, China)
(～街道) Zhongshan (a subdistrict of Songjiang district, Shanghai, China)
(～街道) Zhongshan (a subdistrict of Shashi district, Jingzhou, Hubei, China)
(～街道) Zhongshan (a subdistrict of Chikan district, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China)
(～街道) Zhongshan (a subdistrict of Rongcheng district, Jieyang, Guangdong, China)
(～街道) Zhongshan (a subdistrict of Qingxiu district, Nanning, Guangxi Autonomous Region, China)
(～街道) Zhongshan (a subdistrict of Longhua district, Haikou, Hainan, China)
(～鎮) Zhongshan (a town in Wuping, Longyan, Fujian, China)
(～鎮) Zhongshan (a town in Jiangjin district, Chongqing, China)
(～鎮) Zhongshan (a town in Hongya, Meishan, Sichuan, China)
(～鎮) Zhongshan (a town in Chuxiong, Chuxiong prefecture, Autonomous Region of Yunnan, China)
(～鎮) Zhongshan (a town in Dongxing district, Neijiang, Sichuan, China)
(～鎮) Zhongshan (a town in Qin'an, Tianshui, Gansu, China)
(～鄉) Zhongshan (a township in Mang, Dehong prefecture, Autonomous Region of Yunnan, China)

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