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江北

Mandarin · pinyin Jiāng běi

see 江北區 Jiāng běi Qū
Chongqing's main airport

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江: jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname
北: běi · north; northern; northward

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1–3 · Jiang1 bei3

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north of the Yangtze
areas north of the lower reaches of the Yangtze, especially areas close to the north shore of the Yangtze in Anhui and Jiangsu provinces
(～區) Jiangbei (a district of Chongqing, China)
(～區) Jiangbei (a district of Ningbo, Zhejiang, China)

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