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文化遺產

简文化遗产 · 繁文化遺產

Mandarin · pinyin wén huà yí chǎn

cultural heritage

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文: wén · literature, culture, writing
化: huà · change, convert, reform; -ize
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產: Look up this written character
遗: yí · lose; articles lost; omit
产: chǎn · give birth, bring forth, produce

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2–4–2–3 · wen2 hua4 yi2 chan3

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noun

(uncountable) cultural heritage
(countable) cultural heritage site

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