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北京時間

简北京时间 · 繁北京時間

Mandarin · pinyin Běi jīng Shí jiān

Beijing Time (BJT); China Standard Time (CST)

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北: běi · north; northern; northward
京: jīng · capital city
時: shí · time, season; era, age, period
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时: shí · time, season; era, age, period
间: jiān · midpoint, space; place, locality

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3–1–2–1 · Bei3 jing1 Shi2 jian1

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China Standard Time; CST

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