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"North Korea-China" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
朝中 cháo zhōng North Korea-China
Chinese Pinyin Translation
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]
北方 běi fāng north / the northern part a country / China north of the Yellow River syn
北边 北邊 běi biān north / north side / northern part / to the north of syn
北极 北極 běi jí the North Pole / the Arctic Pole / the north magnetic pole
平壤 píng rǎng Pyongyang, capital of North Korea
南北 nán běi north and south / north to south
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)
金日成 jīn rì chéng Kim Il Sung (1912-1994) Great Leader of North Korea
北侧 北側 běi cè north side / north face syn
五代 wǔ dài Five Dynasties, period of history between the fall of the Tang dynasty (907) and the founding of the Song dynasty (960), when five would-be dynasties were established in quick succession in North China
黄土 黃土 huáng tǔ loess (yellow sandy soil typical of north China)
蒙古族 měng gǔ zú Mongol ethnic group of north China and Inner Mongolia syn
鸭绿江 鴨綠江 yā lù jiāng Yalu River, forming part of the China-Korea border
元山 yuán shān Wonsan city in Kangweon province 江原道 of North Korea
华北 華北 huá běi North China
中韩 中韓 zhōng hán China-South Korea
六方会谈 六方會談 liù fāng huì tán six-sided talks (on North Korea)
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
中日韩 中日韓 zhōng rì hán China, Japan and Korea
抗美援朝 kàng měi yuán cháo Resist US, help North Korea (1950s slogan)
侗族 dòng zú Kam people, who live mostly in southern China and in the north of Laos and Vietnam
中朝 zhōng cháo Sino-Korean / China and North Korea
胡人 hú rén ethnic groups in the north and west of China in ancient times / foreigner / barbarian
北韩 北韓 běi hán (Tw, HK) North Korea
五方 wǔ fāng the five regions: the east, south, west, north and center / all parts / China and the lands beyond its frontiers syn
北朝鲜 北朝鮮 běi cháo xiǎn North Korea
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
三八线 三八線 sān bā xiàn 38th parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea
金朝 jīn cháo Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), founded by the Jurchen 女真[Nu:3 zhen1] people of North China, a precursor of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty
金代 jīn dài Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), founded by the Jurchen 女真[Nu:3 zhen1] people of North China, a precursor of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty
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
察哈尔 察哈爾 chá hā ěr Chahar Province (former province in North China existing from 1912-1936)
枯水期 kū shuǐ qī period of low water level (winter in north China)
夷狄 yí dí non-Han tribes in the east and north of ancient China / barbarians
肉夹馍 肉夾饃 ròu jiā mó lit. meat wedged in steamed bun / "Chinese burger" / sliced meat sandwich popular in north China
中北大学 中北大學 zhōng běi dà xué North University of China (Shanxi)
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
金正日 jīn zhèng rì Kim Jong-il (1942-2011), Dear Leader of North Korea 1982-2011
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]
貉 hé raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) / raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki) / also pr. [hao2] syn
金正恩 jīn zhèng ēn Kim Jong-un (c. 1983-), third son of Kim Jong-il 金正日[Jin1 Zheng4 ri4], supreme leader of North Korea from 2011
金刚山 金剛山 jīn gāng shān Kumgangsan Tourist Region in east North Korea
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
白头山 白頭山 bái tóu shān Baekdu or Changbai mountains 長白山|长白山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology
子 zǐ son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub- syn
北 běi north / (classical) to be defeated syn
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]
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]
北美 běi měi North America
北面 běi miàn northern side / north
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
北约 北約 běi yuē NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) (abbr. for 北大西洋公約組織|北大西洋公约组织[Bei3 Da4xi1 Yang2 Gong1yue1 Zu3zhi1])
北欧 北歐 běi ōu north Europe / Scandinavia
南韩 南韓 nán hán (Tw, HK) South Korea
北上 běi shàng to go up north
西洋 xī yáng the West (Europe and North America) / countries of the Indian Ocean (traditional)
北纬 北緯 běi wěi north latitude
北非 běi fēi North Africa
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
以北 yǐ běi to the north of (suffix)
联队 聯隊 lián duì wing (of an air force) / sports team representing a combination of entities (e.g. United Korea)
仁川 rén chuān Incheon Metropolitan City in Gyeonggi Province 京畿道[Jing1 ji1 dao4], South Korea
北岸 běi àn the north bank
北极星 北極星 běi jí xīng North Star / Polaris syn
沙门 沙門 shā mén monk (Sanskrit: Sramana, originally refers to north India) / Buddhist monk syn
两极 兩極 liǎng jí the two poles / the north and south poles / both ends of sth / electric or magnetic poles
北美洲 běi měi zhōu North America
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
秋田 qiū tián Akita prefecture of north Japan
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
六合 liù hé the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down) / the whole country / the universe / everything under the sun syn
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
北角 běi jiǎo North Point district of Hong Kong
阿特拉斯 ā tè lā sī Atlas (Titan in Greek mythology) / Atlas mountains of north Africa
北国 北國 běi guó the northern part of the country / the North syn
宫城 宮城 gōng chéng Miyagi prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1]
龙潭 龍潭 lóng tán Longtan district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province / see also 龍潭|龙潭[long2 tan2] / Longtan or Lungtan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan syn
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
基隆 jī lóng Chilung or Keelung, city and major port in north Taiwan
北亚 北亞 běi yà North Asia
唐山 táng shān see 唐山市[Tang2shan1 Shi4] / China (a name for China used by some overseas Chinese)
韩语 韓語 hán yǔ Korean language (esp. in context of South Korea)
北辰 běi chén Polaris / North Star syn
在华 在華 zài huá within China / during one's visit to China
中南 zhōng nán South Central China (Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan) / abbr. for China-South Africa
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
向北 xiàng běi northward / facing north
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)
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
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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