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北川羌族自治县

Běi chuān Qiāng zú Zì zhì xiàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County, in Mianyang City 綿陽市|绵阳市[Mián yáng Shì], Sichuan
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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:

北川羌族自治縣 北川羌族自治县 [Bei3 chuan1 Qiang1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] /Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County, in Mianyang City 綿陽市|绵阳市[Mian2 yang2 Shi4], Sichuan/

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Other forms in these source records: 北川羌族自治縣

  • 北
    běi

    north / (classical) to be defeated

  • 川
    chuān

    (bound form) river / creek / plain / an area of level country

    Chuān

    short name for Sichuan 四川[Sì chuān]

  • 羌
    qiāng

    muntjac / grammar particle indicating nonsense (classical)

    Qiāng

    surname Qiang / Qiang ethnic group

  • 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

  • 县
    xiàn

    county / (Japan) prefecture

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