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波茨坦

Mandarin · pinyin Bō cí tǎn

Potsdam, near Berlin, Germany

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波: bō · waves, breakers; undulations
茨: cí · thatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris
坦: tǎn · flat, smooth; self-possessed

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1–2–3 · Bo1 ci2 tan3

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Potsdam (the capital city of Brandenburg, Germany)

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