河北省

Mandarin · pinyin Hé běi Shěng

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  1. Hebei Province, capital Shijiazhuang 石家莊市 Shí jiā zhuāng Shì (short name 冀 Jì)
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河
hé · river; stream; the Yellow River
北
běi · north; northern; northward
省
shěng · province; save, economize
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2–3–3 · He2 bei3 Sheng3

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河北省 · He2 bei3 Sheng3
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Exact source record河北省 河北省 [He2 bei3 Sheng3] /Hebei Province, capital Shijiazhuang 石家莊市|石家庄市[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1 Shi4] (short name 冀[Ji4])/