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黃土高原

简黄土高原 · 繁黃土高原

Mandarin · pinyin Huáng tǔ Gāo yuán

Loess Plateau of northwest China

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黃: huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
土: tǔ · soil, earth; items made of earth
高: gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
原: yuán · source, origin, beginning
黄: huáng · yellow; surname

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2–3–1–2 · Huang2 tu3 Gao1 yuan2

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the Loess Plateau

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