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北大荒

běi dà huāng

3-character word

What 北大荒 means

1. the Great Northern Wilderness (in Northern China)

The characters in 北大荒

• 北běinorth; (classical) to be defeated
• 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐
• 荒huāngdesolate; shortage; scarce

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