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中南
ZhōngNán
1. Central South (Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan)
2. abbr. for China-South Africa
Uncommon • Top 33% Noun

Character Breakdown

中
zhōng
central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
HSK 1 4 丶
南
nán
south; southern; southward
HSK 3 9 丶

Compound Words (3)

中南海
Zhōngnánhǎi
Zhongnanhai, palace adjacent to the Forbidden City, now the central headquarters of the Communist Party and the State Council
中南部
zhōngnánbù
south central region
中南半岛
ZhōngnánBàndǎo
Indochina peninsula

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