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郑国渠

Zhèng guó qúdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Zhengguo canal, a 150 km long irrigation canal in Shaanxi built in 264 BC
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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:

鄭國渠 郑国渠 [Zheng4 guo2 qu2] /Zhengguo canal, a 150 km long irrigation canal in Shaanxi built in 264 BC/

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Other forms in these source records: 鄭國渠

  • 郑
    zhèng

    used in 鄭重|郑重[zhèng zhòng]

    Zhèng

    Zheng, a Zhou-dynasty state in the vicinity of present-day Xinzheng 新鄭|新郑[Xīn zhèng], a county-level city in Henan / abbr. for Zhengzhou 鄭州|郑州[Zhèng zhōu], the capital of Henan / surname Zheng

  • 国
    guó

    country / nation / state / (bound form) national

    Guó

    surname Guo

  • 渠
    jù

    how can it be that?

    qú

    (artificial) stream / canal / drain / ditch (CL:條|条[tiáo]) / (literary) big / great / (dialect) he / she / him / her / (old) rim of a carriage wheel / felloe

    Qú

    surname Qu

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