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國際外交

简国际外交 · 繁國際外交

Mandarin · pinyin guó jì wài jiāo

foreign policy

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國: Look up this written character
際: Look up this written character
外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign
交: jiāo · mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver
国: guó · nation, country, nation-state
际: jì · border, boundary, juncture

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2–4–4–1 · guo2 ji4 wai4 jiao1

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