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CHINESE CHARACTER

cāng

滄

滄

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vast blue; cold

Numbered pinyin
cang1
English meanings
vast and blue (of water); cold; great

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    cāng滄hǎi海sāng桑tián田,變huà化hěn很dà大。

    The world has undergone great changes.

  2. 02

    這piàn片cāng滄hǎi海yī一wàng望wú無際。

    This vast blue sea stretches endlessly.

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