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阿坝藏族羌族自治州

Ā bà Zàng zú Qiāng zú Zì zhì zhōudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, in Sichuan Province 四川省[Sì chuān Shěng]
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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:

阿壩藏族羌族自治州 阿坝藏族羌族自治州 [A1 ba4 Zang4 zu2 Qiang1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1] /Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, in Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4 chuan1 Sheng3]/

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Other forms in these source records: 阿壩藏族羌族自治州

  • 阿
    ā

    prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity / (bound form) abbreviation for country names beginning with 阿, e.g. 阿富汗[Ā fù hàn] "Afghanistan"

    ē

    (literary) to flatter / to curry favor with

  • 坝
    bà

    (used in place names) plain / flatland / (dialect) sandbar / shoal / dam / dike / embankment / CL:條|条[tiáo]

  • 藏
    cáng

    to conceal / to hide away / to harbor / to store / to collect

    zàng

    storehouse / depository / Buddhist or Taoist scripture

    Zàng

    Tibetan ethnic group / Tibet Autonomous Region (short name for 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xī zàng Zì zhì qū])

  • 族
    zú

    race / nationality / ethnicity / clan / by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)

  • 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

  • 州
    zhōu

    prefecture / (old) province / (old) administrative division / state (e.g. of US) / oblast (Russia) / canton (Switzerland)

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