| 西安事变 |
Xī ān Shì biàn |
Xi'an Incident of 12th December 1936 (kidnap of Chiang Kai-shek 蒋介石) |
| 西 |
Xī |
the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙 / Spanish |
| 西 |
xī |
west |
| 西安 |
Xī ān |
Xi'an, sub-provincial city and capital of Shaanxi 陕西省 in northwest China / see 西安区 |
| 安 |
Ān |
surname An |
| 安 |
ān |
(bound form) calm; peaceful / to calm; to set at ease / safe; secure; in good health / content; satisfied (as in 安于) / to place (sb) in a suitable position (job) / to install; to fix; to fit / to bring (a charge against sb) / to harbor (certain intentions) / ampere (abbr. for 安培) |
| 事 |
shì |
matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件,桩,回 |
| 事变 |
shì biàn |
incident / unforeseen event / events (in general) |
| 变 |
biàn |
to change / to become different / to transform / to vary / rebellion |