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杭州

Mandarin · pinyin Háng zhōu

see 杭州市 Háng zhōu Shì

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杭: háng · cross stream; navigate
州: zhōu · administrative division, state

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2–1 · Hang2 zhou1

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hong4 zau1

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(～市) Hangzhou (a subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Zhejiang, China)
(～灣) Hangzhou Bay (the adjacent bay of the East China Sea, separating Shanghai from Ningbo)
(historical) Hang Prefecture or Province (former division of imperial China)

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