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古建

Mandarin · pinyin gǔ jiàn

ancient architecture (abbr. for 古代建築 gǔ dài jiàn zhù)

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古: gǔ · old, classic, ancient
建: jiàn · build, establish, erect, found

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3–4 · gu3 jian4

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