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庚子国变

gēng zǐ guó biàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the crisis year of 1900 involving the Boxer uprising and the eight nation military invasion
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

庚子國變 庚子国变 [geng1 zi3 guo2 bian4] /the crisis year of 1900 involving the Boxer uprising and the eight nation military invasion/

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Other forms in these source records: 庚子國變

  • 庚
    gēng

    age / seventh of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān] / seventh in order / letter "G" or Roman "VII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 255° / hepta

  • 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[wǔ děng jué wèi] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub-

    zi

    noun suffix, as in 椅子[yǐ zi] "chair"

  • 国
    guó

    country / nation / state / (bound form) national

    Guó

    surname Guo

  • 变
    biàn

    to change / to become different / to transform / to vary / rebellion

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