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Mandarin · pinyin jiǎn zhōng

Simplified Chinese (abbr. for 簡體中文 jiǎn tǐ Zhōng wén)

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中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
简: jiǎn · simple, terse, succinct, a letter

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3–1 · jian3 zhong1

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noun

(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 簡體中文／简体中文 (jiǎntǐ zhōngwén, “Simplified Chinese”)

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