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川

chuān · chuan/Chuān · chuan

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Meaning

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chuān 川

(bound form) river
creek
plain
an area of level country

Chuān 川

abbr. for Sichuan Province 四川 (Sì chuān) in southwest China

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这(zhè)片(piàn)平(píng)原(yuán)上(shàng)有(yǒu)一(yì)条(tiáo)大(dà)川(chuān)。

There is a large river on this plain.

川(chuān)菜(cài)在(zài)中(zhōng)国(guó)非(fēi)常(cháng)有(yǒu)名(míng)。

Sichuan cuisine is very famous in China.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.