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美利堅合眾國

简美利坚合众国 · 繁美利堅合眾國

Mandarin · pinyin Měi lì jiān Hé zhòng guó

United States of America

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美: měi · beautiful, pretty; pleasing
利: lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit
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合: hé · combine, unite, join; gather
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國: Look up this written character
坚: jiān · hard, strong, firm; resolute
众: zhòng · multitude, crowd; masses, public
国: guó · nation, country, nation-state

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3–4–1–2–4–2 · Mei3 li4 jian1 He2 zhong4 guo2

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United States of America (a country in North America)

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