县
county; surname
Meanings
3 senses · 8 examplesnoun
county; administrative division
formalBasic local administrative unit in mainland China, ranking below prefecture-level cities and above townships.
My family lives in a small county town in Hebei Province.
This county has a very developed agriculture.
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The municipal government approved the new development plan for this county.
He was transferred to work in the neighboring county.
There are many ancient towns with a long history in this county.
noun
surname Xian
neutralA rare Chinese family name.
Mr. Xian is the Chinese teacher at our school.
The Xian family's genealogy has been passed down for more than twenty generations.
adjective
archaic: same as 悬
archaicThis archaic usage is no longer used in modern standard Chinese, only appears in ancient texts or calligraphy.
In ancient times, a horse pulling a parked carriage would not dare to slack off.