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山城

Mandarin · pinyin Shān chéng

see 山城區 Shān chéng Qū

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山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
城: chéng · castle; city, town; municipality

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1–2 · Shan1 cheng2

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noun

mountain city

name

(～區) Shancheng (a district of Hebi, Hebei, China)
(～街道) Shancheng (a subdistrict of Shanting district, Zaozhuang, Shandong, China)
(～鎮) Shancheng (a town in Meihekou, Tonghua, Jilin, China)
(～鎮) Shancheng (a town in Nanjing, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China)
(～鄉) Shancheng (a township in Huanxian, Qingyang, Gansu, China)
(informal) Chongqing
(informal) Miaoli
(informal) Chinese University of Hong Kong

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