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新華社

简新华社 · 繁新華社

Mandarin · pinyin Xīn huá shè

Xinhua News Agency, official press agency of the People's Republic of China, founded in 1931

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新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
華: Look up this written character
社: shè · god of the soil and altars to him; group of families; company, society
华: huá · flowery; illustrious; Chinese

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1–2–4 · Xin1 hua2 she4

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