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Mandarin · pinyin Zhà pǔ

Zhapu, a town and port on the north shore of Hangzhou Bay in Zhejiang, historically significant as a trading point and military location

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乍: zhà · first time, for the first time
浦: pǔ · bank of river, shore; surname

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4–3 · Zha4 pu3

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(～鎮) Zhapu, a town in Pinghu, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China, on the northern shore of Hangzhou Bay that was an important port and military garrison under the Qing

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