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北二外

Mandarin · pinyin Běi Èr wài

abbr. for 北京第二外國語學院 Běi jīng Dì èr Wài guó yǔ Xué yuàn

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北: běi · north; northern; northward
二: èr · two; twice
外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign

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3–4–4 · Bei3 Er4 wai4

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(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 北京第二外國語學院／北京第二外国语学院 (Běijīng Dì'èr Wàiguóyǔ Xuéyuàn, “Beijing International Studies University”)

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