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三峽大壩

简三峡大坝 · 繁三峽大壩

Mandarin · pinyin Sān xiá Dà bà

Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River

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三: sān · three
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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
壩: Look up this written character
峡: xiá · gorge, strait, ravine; isthmus
坝: bà · embankment; dam

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1–2–4–4 · San1 xia2 Da4 ba4

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