京杭运河

Traditional: 京杭運河

Jīng Háng Yùn hé

Dictionary entry

the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC

What does 京杭运河 mean?

京杭运河 (Jīng Háng Yùn hé) has the following dictionary meaning.

1the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC

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京Jīngsurname Jing · short name for Beijing 北京[Bei3 jing1]杭Hángsurname Hang · abbr. for Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1]运yùnto move · to transport 河hériver (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]) · (bound form) the Yellow River

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