qián Sū liándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
former Soviet Union
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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:

前蘇聯 前苏联 [qian2 Su1 lian2] /former Soviet Union/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 前蘇聯

  • 前
    qián

    front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly

  • 苏
    sū

    used in 嚕囌|噜苏[lū sū] / to revive / Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil) / place name / used as phonetic in transliteration

    Sū

    surname Su / abbr. for Soviet Union 蘇維埃|苏维埃[Sū wéi āi] or 蘇聯|苏联[Sū lián] / abbr. for Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏[Jiāng sū] / abbr. for Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Sū zhōu]

  • 联
    lián

    (bound form) to ally oneself with / to unite / to combine / to join / (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet

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