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The Chinese word gangkou - 港口 - gǎngkǒu
(port in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
gǎngkǒu
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(Mandarin = standard Chinese without accent)
Note: In this special case, one of the tones is pronounced differently than the (written) Pinyin phonetic script indicates. This phenomenon is called Tone sandhi.
English translations
port, harbor
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of gǎngkǒu are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 港口 ( gangkou / gǎngkǒu ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Hanbao shi Deguo zui da de gangkou.
Hànbǎo shì Déguó zuì dà de gǎngkǒu.– English translation: Hamburg is Germany's largest port.
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Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
water | mouth
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