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萬里長城

简万里长城 · 繁萬里長城

Mandarin · pinyin Wàn lǐ Cháng chéng

the Great Wall

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萬: Look up this written character
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
城: chéng · castle; city, town; municipality
万: wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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4–3–2–2 · Wan4 li3 Chang2 cheng2

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maan6 lei5 coeng4 sing4

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Great Wall of China (an ancient Chinese fortification, almost 4,000 miles long, originally designed to protect China from the Mongols)

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