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陳希同

简陈希同 · 繁陳希同

Mandarin · pinyin Chén Xī tóng

Chen Xitong (1930–2013), mayor of Beijing at the time of 4th June 1989 Tiananmen incident

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陳: Look up this written character
希: xī · rare; hope, expect, strive for
同: tóng · same, similar; together with
陈: chén · exhibit, display; plead; a surname

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2–1–2 · Chen2 Xi1 tong2

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