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開發區

简开发区 · 繁開發區

Mandarin · pinyin kāi fā qū

development zone

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開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
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开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair
区: qū · area, district, region, ward

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1–1–1 · kai1 fa1 qu1

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noun

development zone
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 經濟開發區／经济开发区 (jīngjì kāifāqū, “Economic Development Zone”)
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 經濟技術開發區／经济技术开发区 (jīngjì jìshù kāifāqū, “Economic and Technological Development Zone”)

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