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县

xiàn · xian

Traditional 縣

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. county
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Hometown county

  1. Qiqi

    你(nǐ)老家(lǎojiā)在(zài)哪个(nǎge)县(xiàn)呢(ne)？

    Which county is your hometown in?

  2. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)县(xiàn)很(hěn)小(xiǎo)，你(nǐ)可能(kěnéng)没(méi)听过(tīngguò)。

    Our county is very small, you probably haven't heard of it.

  3. Qiqi

    没(méi)关系(guānxi)，说(shuō)一下(yīxià)吧(ba)。

    No problem, tell me.

  4. Dengdeng

    从(cóng)北京(běijīng)坐(zuò)高铁(gāotiě)去(qù)，再(zài)坐(zuò)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)的(de)车(chē)。

    From Beijing take the high-speed train, then a one-hour bus.

  5. Qiqi

    原来(yuánlái)你们(nǐmen)县(xiàn)的(de)冬天(dōngtiān)比(bǐ)北京(běijīng)还(hái)长(cháng)！

    So winter in your county is even longer than in Beijing!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)县(xiàn)以(yǐ)出(chū)产(chǎn)茶(chá)叶(yè)而(ér)闻(wén)名(míng)。

This county is famous for producing tea.

02

他(tā)出(chū)生(shēng)在(zài)南(nán)方(fāng)的(de)一(yí)个(gè)小(xiǎo)县(xiàn)城(chéng)。

He was born in a small county town in the south.

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