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紫禁城

zi2 gam3 sing4

zi3 jin4 cheng2

The Forbidden City -- located in the center of Beijing 北京 and served as the imperial palace during the Ming 明 and Qing 清 dynasties.

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 1,120,000

紫禁城

紫 zi2 zi3 - purple
禁 gam3 kam1 gam1 jin4 jin1 - prohibit; imprison; endure
城 sing4 cheng2 - city, town

This word was added by claw on 3rd Sep 2004 and last edited on 19th Jun 2008

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