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东交民巷

Dōng Jiāo mín Xiàngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
East Jiaomin Lane, a street in central Beijing and its surrounding district, formerly known as the Peking Legation Quarter, where foreign diplomatic missions were located during the period 1861–1959
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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:

東交民巷 东交民巷 [Dong1 Jiao1 min2 Xiang4] /East Jiaomin Lane, a street in central Beijing and its surrounding district, formerly known as the Peking Legation Quarter, where foreign diplomatic missions were located during the period 1861–1959/

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Other forms in these source records: 東交民巷

  • 东
    dōng

    east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord

    Dōng

    surname Dong

  • 交
    jiāo

    to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money) / to turn over / to make friends / (of lines) to intersect

  • 民
    mín

    (bound form) the people / inhabitants of a country

    Mín

    surname Min

  • 巷
    xiàng

    lane / alley

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