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中宣部

Mandarin · pinyin Zhōng Xuān bù

Publicity Department of the CCP (abbr. for 中國共產黨中央委員會宣傳部 Zhōng guó Gòng chǎn dǎng Zhōng yāng Wěi yuán huì Xuān chuán bù)

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中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
宣: xuān · declare, announce, proclaim
部: bù · part, division, section

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1–1–4 · Zhong1 Xuan1 bu4

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(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 中共中央宣傳部／中共中央宣传部 (Zhōnggòng Zhōngyāng xuānchuán bù, “Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China”)

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