Zhōng huádictionary entry
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Zhonghua, historical and cultural term for China, often used to denote Chinese civilization and identity (as in 中華文化|中华文化[Zhōng huá wén huà] "Chinese culture") / used in the official name of the Republic of China, 中華民國|中华民国[Zhōng huá Mín guó]
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中華 中华 [Zhong1 hua2] /Zhonghua, historical and cultural term for China, often used to denote Chinese civilization and identity (as in 中華文化|中华文化[Zhong1 hua2 wen2 hua4] "Chinese culture")/used in the official name of the Republic of China, 中華民國|中华民国[Zhong1 hua2 Min2 guo2]/

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