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Mandarin · pinyin Běi jīng Guó jiā Yóu yǒng Zhōng xīn

Beijing National Aquatics Center, swimming venue of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

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北: běi · north; northern; northward
京: jīng · capital city
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家: jiā · house, home, residence; family
游: yóu · to swim; float, drift; wander, roam
泳: yǒng · dive; swim
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
国: guó · nation, country, nation-state

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3–1–2–1–2–3–1–1 · Bei3 jing1 Guo2 jia1 You2 yong3 Zhong1 xin1

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