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人大

Mandarin · pinyin rén dà#

people's congress, a legislative body within the PRC's system of government at any of various levels – national, provincial, municipal, county or township (abbr. for 人民代表大會 rén mín dài biǎo dà huì)

Mandarin · pinyin Rén dà#

Renmin University of China (abbr. for 中國人民大學 Zhōng guó Rén mín Dà xué)

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high

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2–4 · ren2 da4

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(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 人民代表大會／人民代表大会 (Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì, “National People's Congress”)
short for 人民代表大會／人民代表大会 (Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì, “National People's Congress”) — (chiefly Hong Kong, Macau) short for 全國人民代表大會／全国人民代表大会 (Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì, “National People's Congress”)
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 中國人民大學／中国人民大学 (Zhōngguó Rénmín Dàxué, “Renmin University of China”)

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