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格林尼治
Gélínnízhì
1. Greenwich (former location of Greenwich observatory, at zero longitude)
2. refers to Greenwich mean time
Noun

Character Breakdown

格
gé
form, pattern, standard
HSK 4 10 丶
林
lín
forest, grove; surname
HSK 4 8 丶
尼
ní
Buddhist nun; used in transliterations
5 丶
治
zhì
to administer, to govern, to regulate
HSK 5 8 丶

Compound Words (2)

格林尼治标准时间
GélínnízhìBiāozhǔnshíjiān
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
格林尼治本初子午线
Gélínnízhìběnchūzǐwǔxiàn
the Greenwich meridian

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