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海北藏族自治州

Hǎi běi Zàng zú Zì zhì zhōudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Qinghai Province 青海省[Qīng hǎi Shěng]
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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:

海北藏族自治州 海北藏族自治州 [Hai3 bei3 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1] /Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Qinghai Province 青海省[Qing1 hai3 Sheng3]/

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Character information

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  • 海
    hǎi

    ocean / sea / CL:個|个[gè],片[piàn] / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous

    Hǎi

    surname Hai

  • 北
    běi

    north / (classical) to be defeated

  • 藏
    cáng

    to conceal / to hide away / to harbor / to store / to collect

    zàng

    storehouse / depository / Buddhist or Taoist scripture

    Zàng

    Tibetan ethnic group / Tibet Autonomous Region (short name for 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xī zàng Zì zhì qū])

  • 族
    zú

    race / nationality / ethnicity / clan / by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)

  • 自
    zì

    (bound form) self / oneself / from / since / naturally / as a matter of course

  • 治
    zhì

    to rule / to govern / to manage / to control / to harness (a river) / to treat (a disease) / to wipe out (a pest) / to punish / to research

  • 州
    zhōu

    prefecture / (old) province / (old) administrative division / state (e.g. of US) / oblast (Russia) / canton (Switzerland)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.