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大興機場

简大兴机场 · 繁大興機場

Mandarin · pinyin Dà xīng Jī chǎng

Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX), nicknamed 海星機場 hǎi xīng jī chǎng because its terminal looks like a huge starfish

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
興: xìng · thrive, prosper, flourish
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場: chǎng · open space, field, market
兴: xìng · thrive, prosper, flourish
机: jī · desk; machine; moment
场: chǎng · open space, field, market

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4–1–1–3 · Da4 xing1 Ji1 chang3

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