sister city

音標(biāo)發(fā)音

There have been 161 pairs of sister cities and 36 pairs of sister province/state relations between our two countries.
中美之間已締結(jié)161對友好城市和36對友好省州。
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The two countries have established 245 pair of sister cities and last year travel between the two countries reached 4.87 million person times.
兩國間已有245對友好城市，去年兩國人員往來達487萬人次。
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Like many of its sister cities in the South.
像南方許多其它姐妹城市一樣。

Shanghai and Chicago have been sister cities since 1985, and these two cities have conduct a wide range of economic, political, and cultural exchanges.
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So far, our two countries have already established sister relationships between 36 provinces and states, and we have also developed 161 pairs of sister cities between our two countries.
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a town or city that shares planned activities and visits with a similar town in another country

Sister cities are cities in different countries that have formally established a special relationship with each other involving, for example, cultural and sports events.