中山 (Zhōng shān) — Zhongshan (city in Guangdong province); (in 孙中山) Sun Yat-sen

Definition

中山 refers either to the Guangdong city or to Sun Yat-sen himself when read in the surname-and-given-name form 中山. In 孙中山 it is always read as a two-syllable name, not 'middle mountain'.

noun
Zhongshan (city in Guangdong province)(in 孙中山) Sun Yat-sen

Examples

  • 中山
    Wǒ qù nián qù le yí tàng Zhōng shān, nà lǐ de gōng yè hěn fā dá.
    I went to Zhongshan last year—the industry there is very developed.
  • 中山
    Zhōng shān Xiān sheng de sī xiǎng duì jìn dài zhōng guó yǐng xiǎng shēn yuǎn.
    Dr. Sun Yat-sen's ideas had a profound impact on modern China.
  • 中山
    Zhè tiáo Zhōng shān lù shì chéng lǐ zuì rè nao de shāng yè jiē.
    This Zhongshan Road is the busiest commercial street in the city.

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