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長沙市

简长沙市 · 繁長沙市

Mandarin · pinyin Cháng shā Shì

Changsha, prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan Province 湖南省 Hú nán Shěng

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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
沙: shā · sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
市: shì · market, fair; city, town; trade
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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2–1–4 · Chang2 sha1 Shi4

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