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長江流域

简长江流域 · 繁長江流域

Mandarin · pinyin Cháng jiāng liú yù

Changjiang or Yangtze river basin

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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
江: jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname
流: liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
域: yù · district, region, boundary; land
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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2–1–2–4 · Chang2 jiang1 liu2 yu4

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