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德國之聲

简德国之声 · 繁德國之聲

Mandarin · pinyin Dé guó zhī Shēng

Deutsche Welle, German publicly-operated international broadcaster

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德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue
國: Look up this written character
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
聲: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
国: guó · nation, country, nation-state
声: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music

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2–2–1–1 · De2 guo2 zhi1 Sheng1

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