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Chinese to English Dictionary (1-5 of 56)

[wèi]
  • 1. Name of a feudal state in the Xizhou Dynasty that was in northern current Ruichen County in Shanxi Province, and was eliminated by the Jin during the Spring and Autumn Period.
  • 2. One of the seven powerful states of the Warring States Period that was located in northern Henan Province and southern Hebei Province, and eastern Shaanxi Province and the southwest of Shanxi Province.
  • 3. One of the Three Kingdoms, (220 AD - 265 AD), that was established by Cao Pi with its domain covering the...

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运城
[Yùnchéng]
  • 运城市 Yuncheng, lying in the southwestern side of Shanxi Province and on the middle reaches of the Yellow River, bordering to the north on Linfen City, to the east on Jincheng, and separated from Shaanxi and Henan provinces by the Yellow River on the west and south respectively

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[luò]
  • An ancient river in Henan Province that empties into the Yellow River. Now called the Luo River; or Sichuan, one of the heads of Tuojiang, Guanghan.

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俟河之清,人寿几何
[sìhézhīqīng,rénshòujǐhé]
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  • How long does a man live, that he can wait for the River to run clear? (said in despair of realizing one's hopes; the River referring to the Yellow River)

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发源地
[fāyuándì]
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  • 1. Used as a metaphor to indicate a place where something originates.
  • 2. A place where a river begins to flow. For example the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is the place where the Yellow River and the Yangtze River originate.
  • 3. place of origin; source; birthplace

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Examples (1-5 of 31)

黄河流域
the Huanghe River (or Yellow River) valley (or basin) 流域
黄泛区
areas formerly flooded by the Huanghe River; the Yellow River Inundated Area
在枯水期, 黄河也成了“内陆河”了。
The Yellow River becomes a continental river in low-water seasons. 内陆河
《黄河大合唱》
The Yellow River Cantata 大合唱
黄河流域是我国古代文化的发祥地。
The Yellow River Basin was the birthplace of China's ancient culture. 发祥地

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