| 西双版纳傣族自治州 |
Xī shuāng bǎn nà Dǎi zú Zì zhì zhōu |
Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, in Yunnan Province 云南省 |
| 西 |
Xī |
the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙 / Spanish |
| 西 |
xī |
west |
| 西双版纳 |
Xī shuāng bǎn nà |
see 西双版纳傣族自治州 |
| 双 |
shuāng |
variant of 双 |
| 双 |
Shuāng |
surname Shuang |
| 双 |
shuāng |
two / double / pair / both / even (number) |
| 版 |
bǎn |
a register / block of printing / edition / version / page |
| 纳 |
Nà |
surname Na |
| 纳 |
nà |
to receive / to accept / to enjoy / to bring into / to pay (tax etc) / nano- (one billionth) / to reinforce sole of shoes or stockings by close sewing |
| 傣 |
Dǎi |
Dai (ethnic group) |
| 族 |
zú |
race / nationality / ethnicity / clan / by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族) |
| 自 |
zì |
(bound form) self; oneself / from; since / naturally; as a matter of course |
| 自治 |
zì zhì |
autonomy |
| 自治州 |
zì zhì zhōu |
autonomous prefecture |
| 治 |
zhì |
to rule / to govern / to manage / to control / to harness (a river) / to treat (a disease) / to wipe out (a pest) / to punish / to research |
| 州 |
zhōu |
prefecture / (old) province / (old) administrative division / state (e.g. of US) / oblast (Russia) / canton (Switzerland) |