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新城

Mandarin · pinyin Xīn chéng

see 新城區 Xīn chéng Qū

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新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
城: chéng · castle; city, town; municipality

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1–2 · Xin1 cheng2

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noun

new town; planned community

name

(～市) Shinshiro (a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan)
(～鄉) Xincheng (a rural township in Hualien County, Taiwan)
(～鎮) Xincheng (a town in Jiayuguan, Gansu, China)
(～社區) Xincheng (a residential community in Ruoqiang, Ruoqiang, Bayingolin prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China)

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