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習近平

简习近平 · 繁習近平

Mandarin · pinyin Xí Jìn píng

Xi Jinping (1953–), PRC politician, General Secretary of the CCP from 2012, president of the PRC from 2013

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習: xí · practice; flapping wings
近: jìn · near, close; approach; intimate
平: píng · flat, level, even; peaceful
习: xí · practice; flapping wings

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2–4–2 · Xi2 Jin4 ping2

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