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臨海

简临海 · 繁臨海

Mandarin · pinyin lín hǎi#

to overlook the sea
on the waterfront

Mandarin · pinyin Lín hǎi#

see 臨海市 Lín hǎi Shì

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臨: Look up this written character
海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
临: lín · draw near, approach; descend

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2–3 · lin2 hai3

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verb

to be adjacent to the sea; to lie on the coast

name

(～縣) Linhai County (a county-level city of Zhejiang, China)

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