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新澤西

简新泽西 · 繁新澤西

Mandarin · pinyin Xīn zé xī

New Jersey, US state

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新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
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西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
泽: zé · marsh, swamp; grace, brilliance

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1–2–1 · Xin1 ze2 xi1

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san1 zaak6 sai1

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(～州) (Mainland China, Hong Kong) New Jersey (a state in the northeastern United States)

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