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南沙
Nánshā
1. Nansha Islands
2. Spratly Islands
3. Nansha district of Guangzhou city [[廣州市|广州市<Guǎngzhōushì>]], Guangdong
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Character Breakdown

南
nán
south; southern; southward
HSK 3 9 丶
沙
shā
sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
HSK 4 7 丶

Compound Words (3)

南沙区
Nánshāqū
Nansha district of Guangzhou city [[廣州市|广州市<Guǎngzhōushì>]], Guangdong
南沙群岛
NánshāQúndǎo
Spratly islands, disputed between China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam
澳南沙锥
àonánshāzhuī
(Chinese bird species) Latham's snipe (Gallinago hardwickii)

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