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中共

Mandarin · pinyin Zhōng Gòng

abbr. for 中國共產黨 Zhōng guó Gòng chǎn dǎng, Chinese Communist Party

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中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
共: gòng · together with, all, total; to share

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1–4 · Zhong1 Gong4

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zung1 gung6

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(politics) short for 中國共產黨／中国共产党 (Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng, “Communist Party of China”)
(Taiwan, sometimes derogatory) People's Republic of China; Red China

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