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世貿中心大樓

简世贸中心大楼 · 繁世貿中心大樓

Mandarin · pinyin Shì mào Zhōng xīn Dà lóu

World Trade Center (the twin towers destroyed by the 9-11 terrorists)

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世: shì · generation; world; era
貿: Look up this written character
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
樓: Look up this written character
贸: mào · trade, barter; mixed; rashly
楼: lóu · building of two or more stories

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4–4–1–1–4–2 · Shi4 mao4 Zhong1 xin1 Da4 lou2

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