川

chuān · chuan/Chuān · chuan

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Meaning

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chuān 川

  1. (bound form) river
  2. creek
  3. plain
  4. an area of level country

Chuān 川

  1. abbr. for Sichuan Province 四川 (Sì chuān) in southwest China

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)片(piàn)平(píng)原(yuán)上(shàng)有(yǒu)一(yì)条(tiáo)大(dà)川(chuān)。

There is a large river on this plain.

02

川(chuān)菜(cài)在(zài)中(zhōng)国(guó)非(fēi)常(cháng)有(yǒu)名(míng)。

Sichuan cuisine is very famous in China.

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