| 京杭大运河 |
Jīng Háng Dà Yùn hé |
the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC |
| 京 |
Jīng |
surname Jing / Jing ethnic minority / abbr. for Beijing 北京 |
| 京 |
jīng |
capital city of a country / big / algebraic term for a large number (old) / artificial mound (old) |
| 杭 |
Háng |
surname Hang / abbr. for Hangzhou 杭州 |
| 大 |
dà |
big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother) |
| 大 |
dài |
see 大夫 |
| 大运 |
dà yùn |
a stroke of luck / World University Games (formerly "Universiade") (abbr. for 大学生运动会) |
| 大运河 |
Dà Yùn hé |
the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC |
| 运 |
yùn |
to move / to transport / to use / to apply / fortune / luck / fate |
| 运河 |
yùn hé |
canal |
| 河 |
hé |
river (CL:条,道) / (bound form) the Yellow River / (bound form) the Milky Way / (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉 |