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巴馬科

简巴马科 · 繁巴馬科

Mandarin · pinyin Bā mǎ kē

Bamako, capital of Mali

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巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
馬: Look up this written character
科: kē · section, department, science
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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1–3–1 · Ba1 ma3 ke1

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Bamako (the capital of Mali)

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