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法拉盛

Fǎ lā shèngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Flushing Chinatown, a predominantly Chinese and Korean neighborhood of Queens, New York City
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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.

Source record: cd-b38e4a12ac3c30be. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

法拉盛 法拉盛 [Fa3 la1 sheng4] /Flushing Chinatown, a predominantly Chinese and Korean neighborhood of Queens, New York City/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 法
    fǎ

    law / method / way / to emulate / (Buddhism) dharma / (abbr. for 法家[Fǎ jiā]) the Legalists / (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fǎ lā])

    Fǎ

    France / French / abbr. for 法國|法国[Fǎ guó] / Taiwan pr. [Fà]

  • 拉
    lā

    to pull / to play (a bowed instrument) / to drag / to draw / to chat / (coll.) to empty one's bowels

    lá

    to make a cut in (sth) / to slit / to gash / to slash

    là

    used in 拉拉蛄[là là gǔ]

  • 盛
    chéng

    to hold / to contain / to ladle / to pick up with a utensil

    shèng

    flourishing / vigorous / magnificent / extensively

    Shèng

    surname Sheng

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.