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可可西里

Mandarin · pinyin Kě kě xī lǐ

Hoh Xil or Kekexili, vast nature reserve on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原 Qīng Zàng gāo yuán

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可: kě · may, can, -able; possibly
西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166

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3–3–1–3 · Ke3 ke3 xi1 li3

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Hoh Xil, an isolated region in the northern part of the Tibetan Plateau, chiefly in Qinghai, also belonging to Xinjiang and Tibet autonomous regions
(～湖) a lake in Zhidoi, Yushu, Qinghai, China

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