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新華書店

简新华书店 · 繁新華書店

Mandarin · pinyin Xīn huá Shū diàn

Xinhua Bookstore, China's largest bookstore chain

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新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
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店: diàn · shop, store; inn, hotel
华: huá · flowery; illustrious; Chinese
书: shū · book, letter, document; writings

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1–2–1–4 · Xin1 hua2 Shu1 dian4

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