| 河西走廊 |
Hé xī Zǒu láng |
Hexi Corridor (or Gansu Corridor), a string of oases running the length of Gansu, forming part of the Northern Silk Road |
| 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 |
| 河西 |
Hé xī |
land west of the Yellow river / Shaanxi, Qinghai and Gansu provinces |
| 西 |
Xī |
the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙 / Spanish |
| 西 |
xī |
west |
| 走 |
zǒu |
to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / from / through / away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走) / to change (shape, form, meaning) |
| 走廊 |
zǒu láng |
corridor; aisle; hallway; passageway; veranda |
| 廊 |
láng |
corridor / veranda / porch |