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春運

简春运 · 繁春運

Mandarin · pinyin chūn yùn

(increased) passenger transportation around Chinese New Year

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春: chūn · spring; wanton
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运: yùn · luck, fortune; ship, transport

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1–4 · chun1 yun4

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noun

"Chunyun", a period of travel in China with extremely high traffic load around the time of the Chinese New Year

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