county (not used with proper names)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
county (used when not combined with a specific proper name)
Used to refer to a county in general terms or as a common noun. It is not used directly after a specific county name (e.g., one says 'Chongxin County' 崇信县, not 'Chongxin xianfen').
Chóng崇
xìn信
shì是
gān甘
sù肃
dōng东
bù部
de的
yī一
gè个
xiàn县
fèn份
。
Chongxin is a county in eastern Gansu.
Zhè这
gè个
xiàn县
fèn份
yǐ以
píng苹
guǒ果
zhòng种
zhí植
wén闻
míng名
。
This county is famous for apple cultivation.
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Tā他
lái来
zì自
yī一
gè个
piān偏
yuǎn远
de的
xiàn县
fèn份
。
He comes from a remote county.