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阿克蘇河

简阿克苏河 · 繁阿克蘇河

Mandarin · pinyin Ā kè sū Hé

Aksu River in Xinjiang

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阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
蘇: Look up this written character
河: hé · river; stream; the Yellow River
苏: sū · revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet'

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1–4–1–2 · A1 ke4 su1 He2

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