Gē dé bǎodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Gothenburg (city in Sweden)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

哥德堡 哥德堡 [Ge1 de2 bao3] /Gothenburg (city in Sweden)/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 哥
    gē

    elder brother

  • 德
    dé

    virtue / goodness / morality / ethics / kindness / favor / character / kind

    Dé

    Germany / German / abbr. for 德國|德国[Dé guó]

  • 堡
    bǎo

    (bound form) fortress / stronghold / (often used to transliterate -berg, -burg etc in place names) / (bound form) burger (abbr. for 漢堡|汉堡[hàn bǎo])

    bǔ

    village (used in place names)

    pù

    used in place names

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