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全國人大

简全国人大 · 繁全國人大

Mandarin · pinyin Quán guó Rén dà

National People's Congress (NPC) (abbr. for 全國人民代表大會 Quán guó Rén mín Dài biǎo Dà huì)

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全: quán · maintain, keep whole or intact
國: Look up this written character
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
国: guó · nation, country, nation-state

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2–2–2–4 · Quan2 guo2 Ren2 da4

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(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 全國人民代表大會／全国人民代表大会 (Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì, “National People's Congress”)

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