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劍橋

简剑桥 · 繁劍橋

Mandarin · pinyin Jiàn qiáo

Cambridge

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劍: Look up this written character
橋: qiáo · bridge; beam, crosspiece
剑: jiàn · sword, dagger, saber
桥: qiáo · bridge; beam, crosspiece

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4–2 · Jian4 qiao2

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name

(～市) Cambridge (a city in Cambridgeshire, England)
(～大學) University of Cambridge
(～市) Cambridge (a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States)

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