county seat; county town
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
county seat; county town
archaicHistorical term referring to the administrative center of a county, primarily used in imperial and Republican China. In modern usage, 县城 (xiànchéng) is preferred.
Zhè这
zuò座
gǔ古
zhèn镇
céng曾
shì是
jiù旧
shí时
de的
xiàn县
zhì治
。
This ancient town was the county seat in old times.
Xiàn县
zhì治
shè设
zài在
Xī西
jiē街
yǐ已
yǒu有
sān三
bǎi百
nián年
lì历
shǐ史
。
The county seat has been located on West Street for three hundred years.
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Míng明
Qīng清
shí时
qī期
，
zhè这
lǐ里
yī一
zhí直
shì是
zhōu州
fǔ府
xiàn县
zhì治
de的
suǒ所
zài在
dì地
。
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, this was always the location of the prefectural and county seats.