Qiū

HSK 7-9
place
proper noun

Meaning of

兹 means ancient Qiuci kingdom. Pronounced Qiū cí. HSK 7-9.

  • ancient Qiuci kingdom

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Definitions & Examples

Qiū
shì
dài
chóu
zhī
shàng
de
zhòng
yào
chéng
bāng
guó
jiā
 

Qiuci was an important city-state kingdom along the ancient Silk Road.

Kǎo
xué
jiā
zài
xīn
jiāng
xiàn
le
liàng
Qiū
shí
de
jiào
huà
 

Archaeologists discovered a large number of Buddhist murals from the Qiuci period in Xinjiang.

Qiū
yuè
céng
zài
Táng
dài
cháng
ān
guǎng广
fàn
liú
chuán
 

Qiuci music and dance were widely popular in Chang'an during the Tang Dynasty.

dài
wén
xiàn
zhōng
duō
zǎi
le
Qiū
zhōng
yuán
wáng
cháo
de
jiāo
wǎng
 

Ancient documents repeatedly recorded the interactions between Qiuci and the Central Plains dynasties.

chē
lǎo
chéng
bǎo
liú
le
duō
Qiū
wén
huà
de
 

The old town of Kuqa retains many relics of Qiuci culture.