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彬州市

Mandarin · pinyin Bīn zhōu Shì

Binzhou, a county-level city in Xianyang City 咸陽市 Xián yáng Shì, Shaanxi

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彬: bīn · cultivated, well-bred
州: zhōu · administrative division, state
市: shì · market, fair; city, town; trade

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1–1–4 · Bin1 zhou1 Shi4

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