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新建

Mandarin · pinyin xīn jiàn#

new construction
newly built

Mandarin · pinyin Xīn jiàn#

see 新建區 Xīn jiàn Qū

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新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
建: jiàn · build, establish, erect, found

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1–4 · xin1 jian4

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adj

newly built; recently constructed

noun

new building; recent construction

name

(～區, formerly ～縣) Xinjian (a district and former county of Nanchang, Jiangxi, China)
(～社區) Xinjian (a community in Zhucheng, Xinzhou district, Wuhan, Hubei, China)
(～村) Xinjian (a village in Zhonglu, Lichuan, Enshi prefecture, Hubei, China)

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