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"China-South Korea" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
中韩 中韓 zhōng hán China-South Korea
Chinese Pinyin Translation
南方 nán fāng south / southern China (areas to the south of the Yangtze River) syn
韩国 韓國 hán guó South Korea (Republic of Korea) / Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄[zhan4 guo2 qi1 xiong2] / Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897
朝鲜 朝鮮 cháo xiǎn North Korea / Korea as geographic term / Taiwan pr. [Chao2 xian1]
汉城 漢城 hàn chéng Hanseong, former name of Seoul (capital of South Korea), replaced in 2005 with 首爾|首尔[Shou3 er3]
南边 南邊 nán bian south / south side / southern part / to the south of syn
南面 nán miàn south side / south syn
曼德拉 màn dé lā Nelson Mandela (1918-2013), South African ANC politician, president of South Africa 1994-1999
釜山 fǔ shān Busan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[Qing4 shang4 nan2 dao4], South Korea
南韩 南韓 nán hán (Tw, HK) South Korea
南北 nán běi north and south / north to south
仁川 rén chuān Incheon Metropolitan City in Gyeonggi Province 京畿道[Jing1 ji1 dao4], South Korea
江南 jiāng nán south of Changjiang or Yangtze river / south of the lower reaches of Changjiang / often refers to south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces / a province during Qing times / in literature, refers to the sunny south / Gangnam (district in Seoul, South Korea)
南海 nán hǎi South China Sea
大田 dà tián Datian, a county in Sanming City 三明市[San1ming2 Shi4], Fujian / Daejeon Metropolitan City, capital of South Chungcheong Province 忠清南道[Zhong1qing1nan2dao4], South Korea syn
南侧 南側 nán cè south side / south face syn
阳关 陽關 yáng guān Yangguan or Southern Pass on the south Silk Road in Gansu, 70 km south of Dunhuang 敦煌
鸭绿江 鴨綠江 yā lù jiāng Yalu River, forming part of the China-Korea border
金大中 jīn dà zhōng Kim Dae-jung (1926-2009), South Korea politician, president 1998-2003, Nobel peace prize laureate 2000
光州 guāng zhōu Guangzhou, old name for Huangchuan 潢川[Huang2 chuan1] in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan / Gwangju Metropolitan City, capital of South Jeolla Province 全羅南道|全罗南道[Quan2 luo2 nan2 dao4], South Korea
韩语 韓語 hán yǔ Korean language (esp. in context of South Korea)
海南岛 海南島 hǎi nán dǎo Hainan Island in South China Sea
中南 zhōng nán South Central China (Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan) / abbr. for China-South Africa
客家 kè jiā Hakka ethnic group, a subgroup of the Han that in the 13th century migrated from northern China to the south syn
岭南 嶺南 lǐng nán south of the five ranges / old term for south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi
韩流 韓流 hán liú Korean Wave, aka Hallyu (the increase in international interest in South Korea and its popular culture since the 1990s)
朝中 cháo zhōng North Korea-China
首尔 首爾 shǒu ěr Seoul, capital of South Korea (Chinese name adopted in 2005 to replace 漢城|汉城[Han4 cheng2])
中日韩 中日韓 zhōng rì hán China, Japan and Korea
泛珠三角 fàn zhū sān jiǎo Pan-Pearl River delta / The nine provinces of Southern China around Guangzhou and the Pearl River delta / South China
吴国 吳國 wú guó Wu state (in south China, in different historical periods) / Wu state 220-280, founded by Sun Quan 孫權|孙权 the southernmost of the three Kingdoms
金砖 金磚 jīn zhuān BRIC / BRICS economic bloc (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa)
中朝 zhōng cháo Sino-Korean / China and North Korea
华南理工大学 華南理工大學 huá nán lǐ gōng dà xué South China University of Technology
五方 wǔ fāng the five regions: the east, south, west, north and center / all parts / China and the lands beyond its frontiers syn
南越 nán yuè South Vietnam / South Vietnamese
金针菇 金針菇 jīn zhēn gū enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes), used in cuisines of Japan, Korea and China, cultivated to be long, thin and white / abbr. to 金菇[jin1 gu1]
开城 開城 kāi chéng Kaesong or Gaeseong city in southwest North Korea, close to the border with South Korea and a special economic zone for South Korean companies
朝韩 朝韓 cháo hán North and South Korea
纵贯 縱貫 zòng guàn lit. warp string in weaving / fig. vertical or north-south lines / to pass through / to cross lengthwise / to pierce (esp. north-south or top-to-bottom) syn
南朝鲜 南朝鮮 nán cháo xiǎn South Korea
华南虎 華南虎 huá nán hǔ South China Tiger
大藏经 大藏經 dà zàng jīng Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in the Haein Temple 海印寺[Hai3 yin4 si4] in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea syn
三八线 三八線 sān bā xiàn 38th parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea
金泉 jīn quán Gimcheon (city in South Korea)
济州岛 濟州島 jì zhōu dǎo Jeju Island special autonomous province, South Korea, a World Heritage site
中国海 中國海 zhōng guó hǎi the China Seas (the seas of the Western Pacific Ocean, around China: Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea)
中国通 中國通 zhōng guó tōng China watcher / an expert on China / an old China hand
佤族 wǎ zú Wa, Kawa or Va ethnic group of Myanmar, south China and southeast Asia
四小龙 四小龍 sì xiǎo lóng Four Asian Tigers / East Asian Tigers / Four Little Dragons (East Asian economic powers: Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong)
西沙群岛 西沙群島 xī shā qún dǎo Paracel Islands, in the South China Sea
五岭 五嶺 wǔ lǐng the five ranges separating Hunan and Jiangxi from south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi, namely: Dayu 大庾嶺|大庾岭[Da4 yu3 ling3], Dupang 都龐嶺|都庞岭[Du1 pang2 ling3], Qitian 騎田嶺|骑田岭[Qi2 tian2 ling3], Mengzhu 萌渚嶺|萌渚岭[Meng2 zhu3 ling3] and Yuecheng 越城嶺|越城岭[Yue4 cheng2 ling3]
韩 韓 hán Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄 / Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897 / Korea, esp. South Korea 大韓民國|大韩民国 / surname Han
南区 南區 nán qū south district of city / south zone / Nan south district of a Taiwanese city
济州 濟州 jì zhōu Jeju Island special autonomous province (Cheju Island), South Korea, a World Heritage site
江原道 jiāng yuán dào Gangwon Province of Korea during Joseon Dynasty / Kangwon province of North Korea / Gangwon province in northeast South Korea, capital Chuncheon 春川[Chun1 chuan1]
青瓦台 青瓦臺 qīng wǎ tái the Blue House (or Cheong Wa Dae), formerly the residence of the president of South Korea in Seoul (1948-2022), now a public park
水原 shuǐ yuán Suweon City, capital of Gyeonggi province 京畿道[Jing1 ji1 dao4], South Korea
貉 hé raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) / raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki) / also pr. [hao2] syn
京畿道 jīng jī dào Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, surrounding Seoul and Incheon, capital Suweon City 水原市[Shui3 yuan2 shi4]
图们江 圖們江 tú mén jiāng Tumen river in Jilin province 吉林省, forming the eastern border between China and North Korea
貉子 háo zi raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) / raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki) / also called 狸 syn
湘 xiāng abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China / abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
佤 wǎ Wa, Kawa or Va ethnic group of Myanmar, south China and southeast Asia
蕹 wèng water spinach or ong choy (Ipomoea aquatica), used as a vegetable in south China and southeast Asia / Taiwan pr. [yong1]
平壤 píng rǎng Pyongyang, capital of North Korea
斯诺 斯諾 sī nuò Snow (name) / Edgar Snow (1905-1972), American journalist, reported from China 1928-1941, author of Red Star Over China
联队 聯隊 lián duì wing (of an air force) / sports team representing a combination of entities (e.g. United Korea)
金日成 jīn rì chéng Kim Il Sung (1912-1994) Great Leader of North Korea
九州 jiǔ zhōu division of China during earliest dynasties / fig. ancient China / Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands syn
高丽 高麗 gāo lí Korean Goryeo dynasty, 918-1392 / Korea, esp. in context of art and culture
中华 中華 zhōng huá 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[Zhong1hua2 wen2hua4] "Chinese culture") / used in the official name of the Republic of China, 中華民國|中华民国[Zhong1hua2 Min2guo2] syn
唐山 táng shān see 唐山市[Tang2shan1 Shi4] / China (a name for China used by some overseas Chinese)
元山 yuán shān Wonsan city in Kangweon province 江原道 of North Korea
在华 在華 zài huá within China / during one's visit to China
大中华 大中華 dà zhōng huá Greater China / refers to China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (esp. in finance and economics) / refers to all areas of Chinese presence (esp. in the cultural field), including parts of Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas
六方会谈 六方會談 liù fāng huì tán six-sided talks (on North Korea)
驻华 駐華 zhù huá stationed in China / located in China
海归 海歸 hǎi guī sb who has come back to China after gaining overseas experience (a pun on 海龜|海龟[hai3 gui1]) / to return to China after a period of study or work overseas
特别行政区 特別行政區 tè bié xíng zhèng qū special administrative region (SAR), of which there are two in the PRC: Hong Kong 香港 and Macau 澳門|澳门 / refers to many different areas during late Qing, foreign occupation, warlord period and Nationalist government / refers to special zones in North Korea and Indonesia
长白山 長白山 cháng bái shān Changbai or Baekdu mountains 白頭山|白头山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology
韩日 韓日 hán rì Korea and Japan
太宗 tài zōng posthumous name given to the second emperor of a dynasty / King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418
抗美援朝 kàng měi yuán cháo Resist US, help North Korea (1950s slogan)
朝鲜族 朝鮮族 cháo xiǎn zú Korean ethnic group in China (mainly in northeast China) / the Koreans (major ethnic group on the Korean Peninsula)
多尔衮 多爾袞 duō ěr gǔn Dorgon (1612-1651), fourteenth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4], successful general, instrumental in Manchu conquest of China, ruled China as regent 1644-1650 for his nephew Emperor Shunzhi 順治帝|顺治帝[Shun4 zhi4 di4]
北韩 北韓 běi hán (Tw, HK) North Korea
外务省 外務省 wài wù shěng foreign ministry (e.g. of Japan or Korea)
金成 金晟 jīn chéng Sung KIM, US diplomat and director of US State Department's Korea office
北朝鲜 北朝鮮 běi cháo xiǎn North Korea
华商晨报 華商晨報 huá shāng chén bào China Business Morning Post (morning edition of China Business News 華商報|华商报)
中国银联 中國銀聯 zhōng guó yín lián China UnionPay (CUP), China's only domestic bank card organization
中国传媒大学 中國傳媒大學 zhōng guó chuán méi dà xué Communication University of China (CUC), the highest institute of radio, film and television education in China
不平等条约 不平等條約 bù píng děng tiáo yuē (term coined c. 1920s) unequal treaty – a treaty between China and one or more aggressor nations (including Russia, Japan and various Western powers) which imposed humiliating conditions on China (in the 19th and early 20th centuries)
中国共产主义青年团 中國共產主義青年團 zhōng guó gòng chǎn zhǔ yì qīng nián tuán Communist Youth League of China / China Youth League
南 nán south syn
美洲 měi zhōu America (including North, Central and South America) / the Americas / abbr. for 亞美利加洲|亚美利加洲[Ya4 mei3 li4 jia1 Zhou1]
马赛 馬賽 mǎ sài Marseille, city in south France / Basay, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
南美 nán měi South America
南非 nán fēi South Africa / Southern Africa
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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