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華北

简华北 · 繁華北

Mandarin · pinyin Huá běi

North China

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北: běi · north; northern; northward
华: huá · flowery; illustrious; Chinese

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(～地區) North China (a region of China; consisting of Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, and Inner Mongolia)
(～大行政區, ～區) (historical) North China (a former greater administrative region of China from 1949 to 1954, consisting of Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Chahar, Pingyuan and Suiyuan)

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