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Strokes 1
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Decomp. 口丨
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Mandarin zhōng; zhòng
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Pinyin zhong1; zhong4
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Sijiao 5000.6
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CNS 11643 1-4463
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GB2312 D6D0
BIG5 A4A4
Results for 中
中 zhōng within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right
中 zhòng to hit (the mark) / to be hit by / to suffer / to win (a prize, a lottery)
Results beginning with 中
中国 Zhōng guó China
中心 zhōng xīn center / heart / core
中文 Zhōng wén Chinese language
中华 Zhōng huá Zhonghua, historical and cultural term for China, often used to denote Chinese civilization and identity (as in 中華文化|中华文化[Zhong1hua2 wen2hua4] "Chinese culture") / used in the official name of the Republic of China, 中華民國|中华民国[Zhong1hua2 Min2guo2]
中央 zhōng yāng central / middle / center / central authorities (of a state)
中学 zhōng xué middle school
中间 zhōng jiān the middle / the inside / in the middle / within / between / among / during / in the meantime
中介 zhōng jiè to act as intermediary / to link / intermediate / inter- / agency / agent
中级 zhōng jí middle level (in a hierarchy)
中共 Zhōng Gòng abbr. for 中國共產黨|中国共产党[Zhong1 guo2 Gong4 chan3 dang3], Chinese Communist Party
中午 zhōng wǔ noon / midday / CL:個|个[ge4]
中医 Zhōng yī traditional Chinese medical science / a doctor trained in Chinese medicine
中外 zhōng wài Sino-foreign / Chinese-foreign / home and abroad
中年 zhōng nián middle age
中药 Zhōng yào traditional Chinese medicine / CL:服[fu4],種|种[zhong3]
中原 zhōng yuán Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei
中等 zhōng děng medium
中毒 zhòng dú to be poisoned
中期 zhōng qī middle (of a period of time) / medium-term (plan, forecast etc)
中美 Zhōng Měi China-USA
中断 zhōng duàn to cut short / to break off / to discontinue / to interrupt
中日 Zhōng Rì China-Japan
中路 zhōng lù midway / mediocre (quality) / midfield (soccer)
中专 zhōng zhuān vocational secondary school / technical secondary school / trade school / abbr. for 中等專科學校|中等专科学校
中东 Zhōng dōng Middle East
中旬 zhōng xún middle third of a month
中部 zhōng bù middle part / central section / central region
中方 Zhōng fāng the Chinese side (in an international venture)
中人 zhōng rén go-between / mediator / intermediary
中奖 zhòng jiǎng to win a prize (in a lottery etc)
中将 zhōng jiàng lieutenant general / vice admiral / air marshal
中场 zhōng chǎng middle period of a tripartite provincial exam (in former times) / midfield / mid-court (in sports) / half-time / intermission half-way through a performance
中标 zhòng biāo to win a tender / to win a bid
中途 zhōng tú midway
中都 Zhōng dū Zhongdu, capital of China during the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), modern day Beijing
中秋 Zhōng qiū the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month
中兴 zhōng xīng resurgence / recovery / restoration
中性 zhōng xìng neutral
中南 Zhōng Nán South Central China (Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan) / abbr. for China-South Africa
中意 zhòng yì to take one's fancy / to be to one's liking
中意 Zhōng Yì Sino-Italian
中和 zhōng hé to neutralize / to counteract / neutralization (chemistry)
中型 zhōng xíng medium sized
中队 zhōng duì squadron
中天 zhōng tiān culmination (astronomy)
中止 zhōng zhǐ to cease / to suspend / to break off / to stop / to discontinue
中俄 Zhōng E2 China-Russia
中行 Zhōng háng abbr. for 中國銀行|中国银行[Zhong1 guo2 Yin2 hang2]
中层 zhōng céng middle-ranking
中西 Zhōng Xī China and the West / Chinese-Western
中线 zhōng xiàn half-way line / median line
中指 zhōng zhǐ middle finger
中式 zhòng shì to pass the imperial examinations
中式 Zhōng shì Chinese style
中锋 zhōng fēng (sports) midfielder / (basketball) center / (hockey, soccer) center forward / see 正鋒|正锋[zheng4feng1]
中立 zhōng lì neutral / neutrality
中韩 Zhōng Hán China-South Korea
中英 Zhōng Yīng Sino-British / Chinese-English
中尉 zhōng wèi lieutenant (navy) / first lieutenant (army) / subaltern
中正 zhōng zhèng fair and honest
中风 zhòng fēng to suffer a paralyzing stroke
中段 zhōng duàn middle section / middle period / middle area / mid-
中餐 Zhōng cān lunch / Chinese meal / Chinese food / CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4]
中转 zhōng zhuǎn to change (train or plane) / transfer / correspondence
中看 zhōng kàn pleasant to the eye / Taiwan pr. [zhong4 kan4]
中枢 zhōng shū center / hub / the central administration
中欧 Zhōng Oū Central Europe
中亚 Zhōng Yà Central Asia
中时 Zhōng Shí China Times (newspaper), abbr. for 中國時報|中国时报[Zhong1 guo2 Shi2 bao4]
中空 zhōng kōng hollow / empty interior
中游 zhōng yóu the middle stretches of a river / middle level / middle echelon / midstream
中远 Zhōng yuǎn China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) (abbr. for 中國遠洋運輸|中国远洋运输[Zhong1 guo2 Yuan3 yang2 Yun4 shu1])
中坚 zhōng jiān core / nucleus / backbone
中继 zhōng jì to relay / to repeat
中校 zhōng xiào middle ranking officer in Chinese army / lieutenant colonel / commander
中环 Zhōng huán Central, Hong Kong Island
中银 Zhōng Yín Bank of China / abbr. for 中國銀行|中国银行[Zhong1 guo2 Yin2 hang2]
中招 zhòng zhāo (martial arts) to get hit / to get taken down / (fig.) to get infected (disease or computer virus) / (fig.) to fall for sb's trap / to be taken in
中招 zhōng zhāo senior high school enrollment
中印 Zhōng Yìn China-India
中资 zhōng zī Chinese capital / Chinese enterprise
中法 Zhōng Fǎ China-France (cooperation) / Sino-French
中盘 zhōng pán middle game (in go or chess) / (share trading) mid-session / (abbr. for 中盤商|中盘商[zhong1 pan2 shang1]) distributor / wholesaler / middleman
中巴 zhōng bā minibus
中产 zhōng chǎn middle class / bourgeois
中卫 Zhōng wèi see 中衛市|中卫市[Zhong1wei4 Shi4]
中土 zhōng tǔ Sino-Turkish
中庸 zhōng yōng golden mean (Confucianism) / (literary) (of person) mediocre / ordinary
中古 zhōng gǔ medieval / Middle Ages / Chinese middle antiquity, 3rd to 9th centuries, including Sui and Tang Dynasties / Middle (of a language, e.g. Middle English) / used / second-hand
中叶 zhōng yè mid- (e.g. mid-century) / middle period
中越 zhōng yuè Sino-Vietnam (relations)
中肯 zhòng kěn pertinent / apropos
中暑 zhòng shǔ to suffer heat exhaustion / sunstroke / heatstroke
中水 zhōng shuǐ reclaimed water / recycled water
中油 Zhòng yóu CNPC, China National Petroleum Corporation (abbr.)
中计 zhòng jì to fall into a trap / to be taken in
中港 Zhōng Gǎng PRC and Hong Kong
中青 zhōng qīng China Youth (official newspaper) (abbr. for 中國青年報|中国青年报[Zhong1 guo2 Qing1 nian2 Bao4])
中班 zhōng bān middle shift / swing shift / early night shift / middle class in kindergarten (4-5 year olds)
中视 Zhōng shì China Television Company (CTV), Taiwan (abbr. for 中國電視公司|中国电视公司[Zhong1 guo2 Dian4 shi4 Gong1 si1])
中板 zhōng bǎn moderato
中村 Zhōng cūn Nakamura (Japanese surname)
中弹 zhòng dàn to get hit by a bullet / to get shot
中区 zhōng qū central district (of a city) / central zone
中伤 zhòng shāng to slander / to defame / to get hit (by a bullet) / to be wounded
中非 Zhōng Fēi China-Africa (relations) / Central Africa / Central African Republic
中饭 zhōng fàn lunch
中点 zhōng diǎn midpoint / half-way point
中流 zhōng liú midstream
中道 zhōng dào Nakamichi
中朝 Zhōng Cháo Sino-Korean / China and North Korea
中庭 zhōng tíng courtyard
中子 zhōng zǐ neutron
中试 zhōng shì pilot test (in product development etc)
中澳 Zhōng Aò China-Australia (relations)
中保 zhòng bǎo advocate
中装 zhōng zhuāng Chinese dress
中程 zhōng chéng medium-range
中彩 zhòng cǎi to win a prize at a lottery
中农 Zhōng nóng Chinese agriculture
中号 zhōng hào medium-sized
中签 zhòng qiān to win a ballot / to draw a lucky number
中轴 zhōng zhóu axis / (bicycle) bottom bracket
中财 Zhōng Cái Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing / abbr. for 中央財經大學|中央财经大学[Zhong1 yang1 Cai2 jing1 Da4 xue2]
中举 zhòng jǔ to pass the provincial level imperial examination
中波 Zhōng Bō medium wave (radio frequency range)
中饱 zhōng bǎo to embezzle / to misappropriate / to line one's pockets with public funds
中岳 zhōng yuè Mt Song 嵩山 / in Henan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
中耳 zhōng ěr middle ear
中伏 zhōng fú the second of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏[san1 fu2]), which begins in late July and lasts either 10 or 20 days, depending on the Chinese calendar in that year
中办 Zhōng Bàn General Office of the Central Committee of the CCP (abbr. for 中共中央辦公廳|中共中央办公厅[Zhong1 gong4 Zhong1 yang1 Ban4 gong1 ting1])
中局 zhōng jú middle game (in go or chess)
中脑 zhōng nǎo mesencephalon
中阮 zhōng ruǎn zhongruan or alto lute, like pipa 琵琶 / but bigger and lower range
中财 Zhōng - Cái Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing (abbr. for 中央財經大學|中央财经大学[Zhong1yang1 Cai2jing1 Da4xue2])
中欧 Zhōng - Oū Sino-European
中时 Zhōng - Shí China Times (newspaper published in Taiwan) (abbr. for 中國時報|中国时报[Zhong1guo2 Shi2bao4])
中意 Zhōng - Yì Sino-Italian
中银 Zhōng - Yín Bank of China (abbr. for 中國銀行|中国银行[Zhong1guo2 Yin2hang2])
中帮 zhōng bāng mid-top (shoes)
中保 zhōng bǎo middleman and guarantor
中埔 Zhōng bù Zhongbu or Chungpu township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan
中常 zhōng cháng ordinary / average / medium / mid-range / moderate
中超 Zhōng chāo Chinese supermarket
中川 Zhōng chuān Nakagawa (Japanese surname and place name)
中辍 zhōng chuò to stop halfway / to give up halfway / interruption / suspension
中档 zhōng dàng mid-range (in quality and price)
中岛 Zhōng dǎo Nakajima or Nakashima (Japanese surname and place name)
中的 zhòng dì to hit the target / (fig.) to hit the nail on the head
中甸 Zhōng diàn Gyeltang or Gyalthang town and county, former name of Shangri-La County 香格里拉縣|香格里拉县[Xiang1 ge2 li3 la1 Xian4] in Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Yunnan
Approximate Results for 中
其中 qí zhōng among / in / included among these
心中 xīn zhōng central point / in one's thoughts / in one's heart
之中 zhī zhōng inside / among / in the midst of (doing sth) / during
集中 jí zhōng to concentrate / to centralize / to focus / centralized / concentrated / to put together
高中 gāo zhòng to pass brilliantly (used in congratulatory fashion)
高中 gāo zhōng senior high school / abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2]
当中 dāng zhōng among / in the middle / in the center
眼中 yǎn zhōng in (sb's) eyes
空中 kōng zhōng in the sky / in the air
初中 chū zhōng junior high school (abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学[chu1ji2 zhong1xue2])
家中 jiā zhōng one's family
选中 xuǎn zhòng to select / to choose / to decide on
从中 cóng zhōng from within / therefrom
途中 tú zhōng en route
梦中 mèng zhōng in a dream
暗中 àn zhōng in the dark / in secret / on the sly / surreptitiously
击中 jī zhòng to hit (a target etc) / to strike
命中 mìng zhòng to hit (a target)
片中 piàn zhōng in the movie
文中 wén zhōng Bunchu
看中 kàn zhòng to have a preference for / to fancy / to choose after consideration / to settle on
人中 rén zhōng philtrum / infranasal depression / the "human center" acupuncture point
华中 Huá zhōng central China
正中 zhèng zhōng middle / center / right in the middle or center / nub
国中 guó zhōng junior high school (Tw) / abbr. for 國民中學|国民中学[guo2 min2 zhong1 xue2]
适中 shì zhōng moderate / reasonable / conveniently situated
期中 qī zhōng interim / midterm
附中 fù zhōng attached (or affiliated) secondary (or middle) school / abbr. for 附屬中學|附属中学[fu4 shu3 zhong1 xue2]
居中 jū zhōng to be between two parties (as in mediation) / to be in the middle / to be in between / (page layout) to be centered
胸中 xiōng zhōng one's mind
年中 nián zhōng within the year / in the middle of the year / mid-year
关中 Guān zhōng Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi
相中 xiāng zhòng to find to one's taste / to pick (after looking at) / Taiwan pr. [xiang4 zhong4]
朝中 Cháo Zhōng North Korea-China
田中 Tián zhōng Tianzhong Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1hua4 Xian4], Taiwan / Tanaka (Japanese surname)
射中 shè zhòng to hit the target
郎中 láng zhōng doctor (Chinese medicine) / ancient official title / companions (respectful)
日中 rì zhōng noon / midday / zenith
美中 Měi Zhōng USA-China
猜中 cāi zhòng to guess correctly / to figure out the right answer
投中 tóu zhòng to hit the target with one's throw / (basketball) to score
内中 nèi zhōng within it / among them
折中 zhé zhōng to compromise / to take the middle road / a trade-off / eclectic
热中 rè zhōng variant of 熱衷|热衷[re4 zhong1]
切中 qiè zhòng to hit the target (esp. in argument) / to strike home
震中 zhèn zhōng earthquake epicenter
卒中 cù zhòng stroke / cerebral hemorrhage
巴中 Bā zhōng see 巴中市[Ba1zhong1 Shi4]
备中 bèi zhōng remarks
便中 biàn zhōng at one's convenience / when it's convenient
抽中 chōu zhòng to win (a prize in a lottery)
刺中 cì zhòng to hit with a piercing blow
膻中 dàn zhōng (TCM) acupuncture point CV-17, located in the middle of the chest
打中 dǎ zhòng to hit (a target)
得中 dé zhòng (as in an imperial examination) to be a successful candidate / to draw a winning ticket (in a lottery)
得中 dé zhōng moderate / appropriate / suitable
俄中 E2 Zhōng Russia-China
个中 gè zhōng therein / in this
彀中 gòu zhōng within the range of a bow and arrow / (fig.) under sb's control
汉中 Hàn zhōng see 漢中市|汉中市[Han4zhong1 Shi4]
湟中 Huáng zhōng Huangzhong county in Xining 西寧|西宁[Xi1 ning2], Qinghai
呼中 Hū zhōng Huzhong district of Daxing'anling prefecture 大興安嶺地區|大兴安岭地区, Heilongjiang
简中 jiǎn zhōng Simplified Chinese (abbr. for 簡體中文|简体中文[jian3ti3 Zhong1wen2])
晋中 Jìn zhōng see 晉中市|晋中市[Jin4zhong1 Shi4]
考中 kǎo zhòng to pass an exam
阆中 Láng zhōng Lanzhong, county-level city in Nanchong 南充[Nan2 chong1], Sichuan
阆中 Làng zhōng see 閬中市|阆中市[Lang4zhong1 Shi4]
辽中 Liáo zhōng Liaozhong county in Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳, Liaoning
料中 liào zhòng to suppose correctly
隆中 Lóng zhōng scenic area near Xiangyang 襄陽|襄阳[Xiang1 yang2] in Hubei, known as the secluded mountainous location where Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] lived as a young man
琼中 Qióng zhōng Qiongzhong Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan
说中 shuō zhòng to hit the nail on the head / to predict correctly
送中 sòng Zhōng to extradite to mainland China
绥中 Suí zhōng Suizhong county in Huludao 葫蘆島|葫芦岛, Liaoning
台中 Tái zhōng Taizhong or Taichung city in central Taiwan
檀中 tán zhōng see 膻中[dan4zhong1]
吴中 Wú zhōng Wuzhong district of Suzhou city 蘇州市|苏州市[Su1 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu
央中 yāng zhōng to ask for mediation / to request sb to act as a go-between
扬中 Yáng zhōng Yangzhong, county-level city in Zhenjiang 鎮江|镇江[Zhen4 jiang1], Jiangsu
言中 yán zhòng to have one's words prove to be prophetic
英中 yīng zhōng (Hong Kong) secondary school that uses English as a medium of instruction ("EMI school")
意中 yì zhōng according with one's wish or expectation
月中 yuè zhōng the middle of the month / (Tw) (coll.) postpartum care center (abbr. for 月子中心[yue4zi5 zhong1xin1])
榆中 Yú zhōng Yuzhong county in Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1], Gansu
渝中 Yú zhōng Yuzhong, the central district of Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2qing4]
占中 Zhàn Zhōng Occupy Central, Hong Kong civil disobedience movement (September 2014 -)
螫中 zhē zhòng (of a bee, jellyfish etc) to sting (sb)
周中 zhōu zhōng weekday / midweek
资中 Zī zhōng Zizhong county in Neijiang 內江|内江[Nei4 jiang1], Sichuan
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无意中 wú yì zhōng accidentally / unintentionally / unexpectedly
心目中 xīn mù zhōng in one's eyes / in one's estimation
市中心 shì zhōng xīn city center / downtown
党中央 dǎng zhōng yāng Central Committee of the CCP
高中生 gāo zhōng shēng senior high school student
半空中 bàn kōng zhōng in midair / in the air
大中华 Dà Zhōng huá Greater China / refers to China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (esp. in finance and economics) / refers to all areas of Chinese presence (esp. in the cultural field), including parts of Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas
地中海 Dì zhōng Hǎi (coll.) bald crown / male pattern baldness
孙中山 Sūn Zhōng shān Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Guomintang 國民黨|国民党 / same as 孫逸仙|孙逸仙
集中营 jí zhōng yíng concentration camp
睡梦中 shuì mèng zhōng fast asleep / dreaming
初中生 chū zhōng shēng junior high student
无形中 wú xíng zhōng imperceptibly / virtually
意中人 yì zhōng rén sweetheart / one's true love / the person of one's thoughts
不中用 bù zhōng yòng unfit for anything / no good / useless / (of a sick person) beyond hope
不中用 bù zhòng yòng unfit for anything / no good / useless / (of a sick person) beyond hope
城中村 chéng zhōng cūn village within a city / shantytown / ghetto
眼中钉 yǎn zhōng dīng a thorn in one's side
脑中风 nǎo zhòng fēng cerebral stroke
脑卒中 nǎo cù zhòng stroke / cerebral hemorrhage
池中物 chí zhōng wù person of no particular talent
金大中 Jīn Dà zhōng Kim Dae-jung (1926-2009), South Korea politician, president 1998-2003, Nobel peace prize laureate 2000
帧中继 zhēn zhōng jì frame relay
铅中毒 qiān zhōng dú lead poisoning
罗贯中 Luó Guàn zhōng Luo Guanzhong (c. 1330-c. 1400), author of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and other works
男中音 nán zhōng yīn baritone
丁肇中 Dīng Zhào zhōng Samuel C. C. Ting (1936-), American physicist, 1976 Nobel Prize laureate in physics
正当中 zhèng dāng zhōng dead center / the very middle
张治中 Zhāng Zhì zhōng Zhang Zhizhong (1890-1969), National Revolutionary Army general
肉中刺 ròu zhōng cì a thorn in one's flesh
鼻中隔 bí zhōng gé nasal septum
杯中物 bēi zhōng wù the contents of the cup / (fig.) liquor / wine
兴中会 Xīng zhōng huì Revive China Society, founded by Dr Sun Yat-sen 孫中山|孙中山 / in 1894 in Honolulu
朝中社 Cháo zhōng shè abbr. for 朝鮮中央通訊社|朝鲜中央通讯社[Chao2 xian3 Zhong1 yang1 Tong1 xun4 she4]
砷中毒 shēn zhòng dú arsenic poisoning
碳中和  carbon neutral / carbon offsetting
震中距  epicentral distance
共中点  common midpoint
分中心  satellite centre
慢中子  slow neutron
次中心  sub-centre
半中腰 bàn zhōng yāo middle / halfway
巴中市 Bā zhōng shì Bazhong, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4chuan1 Sheng3]
比中指 bǐ zhōng zhǐ to give the middle finger
不中意 bù zhòng yì not to one's liking
城中区 Chéng zhōng qū city central district / Chengzhong district of Liuzhou city 柳州市[Liu3 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi / Chengzhong district of Xining city 西寧市|西宁市[Xi1 ning2 shi4], Qinghai
地震中 dì zhèn zhōng earthquake epicenter
俄中朝 E2 Zhōng Cháo Russia, China and North Korea
房中房 fáng zhōng fáng room constructed within an existing room / self-contained living area within a house or apartment
发展中 fā zhǎn zhōng developing / under development / in the pipeline
赴中国 fù zhōng guó to visit China
个中人 gè zhōng rén a person in the know
关中话 guān zhōng huà Guanzhong
汉中市 Hàn zhōng Shì Hanzhong, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi Province 陝西省|陕西省[Shan3xi1 Sheng3]
盒中袋 hé zhōng dài bag-in-box (packaging)
湟中县 Huáng zhōng xiàn Huangzhong county in Xining 西寧|西宁[Xi1 ning2], Qinghai
胡慧中 Hú Huì zhōng Sibelle Hu (1958-), Taiwanese actress
呼中区 Hū zhōng qū Huzhong district of Daxing'anling prefecture 大興安嶺地區|大兴安岭地区, Heilongjiang
蒋中正 jiǎng zhōng zhèng Chiang Chung-cheng, adopted name of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石[Jiang3 Jie4shi2]
金宇中 Jīn Yǔ zhōng Kim Woo-jung (1936-), Korean businessman and founder of the Daewoo Group
晋中市 Jìn zhōng shì Jinzhong, prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province 山西省[Shan1xi1 Sheng3]
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