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邊疆區

简边疆区 · 繁邊疆區

Mandarin · pinyin biān jiāng qū

krai (Russian administrative territory)

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邊: Look up this written character
疆: jiāng · boundary, border, frontier
區: Look up this written character
边: biān · edge, margin, side, border
区: qū · area, district, region, ward

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1–1–1 · bian1 jiang1 qu1

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krai (political subdivision of Russia)

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