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居委會

简居委会 · 繁居委會

Mandarin · pinyin jū wěi huì

neighbourhood committee

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居: jū · live, dwell, reside, sit
委: wěi · appoint, send, commission
會: huì · to assemble, meet together; a meeting; an organization
会: huì · assemble, meet together; meeting

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1–3–4 · ju1 wei3 hui4

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noun

(Mainland China) short for 居民委員會／居民委员会 (jūmín wěiyuánhuì, “residents' committee”)

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