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京杭运河

Jīng Háng Yùn hédictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC
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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:

京杭運河 京杭运河 [Jing1 Hang2 Yun4 he2] /the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC/

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Other forms in these source records: 京杭運河

  • 京
    jīng

    capital city of a country / big / algebraic term for a large number (old) / artificial mound (old)

    Jīng

    surname Jing / short name for Beijing 北京[Běi jīng] / Gin or Jing, ethnic minority of China, descendants of ethnic Vietnamese people living mainly in Guangxi / Kinh, the ethnic majority in Vietnam

  • 杭
    Háng

    surname Hang / abbr. for Hangzhou 杭州[Háng zhōu]

  • 运
    yùn

    to move / to transport / to use / to apply / fortune / luck / fate

  • 河
    hé

    river (CL:條|条[tiáo],道[dào]) / (bound form) the Yellow River / (bound form) the Milky Way / (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉[hé fěn]

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