hsien
hsien noun: an administrative subdivision of Taiwan, commonly translated as county. (Alternative form of xian for mainland China.).
Noun (1)
hsien (plural hsiens)
- An administrative subdivision of Taiwan, commonly translated as county. (Alternative form of xian for mainland China.)
- In the hsien, there shall be a hsien government with a hsien magistrate who shall be elected by the people of the hsien.
- The fruit is largely eaten, the best coming from Yü-chau hien in Honan, and from Han-yang fu and T'ung-shan hien in Hupeh.[1871, Frederick Porter Smith, Contributions Towards the Materia Medica & Natural History, →OCLC, page 176
- Synonyms:
- county
Noun (2) capitalized: Hsien
Hsien (plural Hsiens)
- Alternative form of hsien.
- In Ch'iung-hai Hsien of the same island, this year "Chen-chu-ai" has been cultivated over vast areas, yielding large increases and as 2,730 tons of the breed already harvested in June have been sent to Chekiang province, it is expected that it will be cultivated widely in Chekiang in 1966.1965 [1965 July 15], “The "Kwang-ch'ang-ai" and "Chen-chu-ai" Breeds”, in AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINED BY CROP IMPROVEMENT IN CHINA, CIA, published 2003, Document Number...
- To respond to clients’ requirements, we built a plant in Douliu industrial area of Yunlin Hsien in 1998 and cooperated with world-famous additive supplier, which supplies formulation of materials and technology for us to manufacture lubricant for automobiles and industry.2016 August 29, Frank R., “High Performance Motorcycle Lubricants Provider – MIN JUNG HONG”, in B2B Tool Online, archived from the original on 20 Sep 2020
Examples of hsien in a sentence
- General Li Shu-ch’eng was born at Ch’ien-chiang Hsien, Hupei province, in 1873 and was a salaried licentiate or Linsheng in the Ching Dynasty.1924 August 2, “Who's Who in China”, in The China Weekly Review, volume XXIX, number 9, Shanghai, →OCLC, page 316, column 2:
- Tea certificates were issued by the magistrates of the following localities: Ch'ien-shan and sixteen other hsien in Anhui; Shan-hua and sixteen other hsien in Hunan.1962, T’ung-tsu Ch’ü, Local Government in China under the Ch'ing, Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 299:
- A native of Chihsi hsien, Anhwei, Hu Shih was born in Shanghai.1968, “Hu Shih”, in Biographical Dictionary of Republican China, volume II, Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 167:
- We moored at Kuan-tzu Mouth,⁶⁷ which is between the two cities of Sung-tzu and Chih-chiang (modern Chih-chiang Hsien, Hupeh).1981, Lu Yu, translated by Chun-shu Chang and Joan Smythe, South China in the Twelfth Century: A Translation of Lu Yu's Travel Diaries...
Synonyms of hsien
Forms of hsien
| plural | hsiens |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Hsien |
| alternative Hanyu-Pinyin | xian |
| plural | Hsiens |
Origin of hsien
From Mandarin 縣 /县 (xiàn), Wade–Giles romanization: hsien⁴.
Words formed from hsien
Questions about hsien
- What does hsien mean?
- Hsien means an administrative subdivision of Taiwan, commonly translated as county. (Alternative form of xian for mainland China.).
- How do you use hsien in a sentence?
- General Li Shu-ch’eng was born at Ch’ien-chiang Hsien, Hupei province, in 1873 and was a salaried licentiate or Linsheng in the Ching Dynasty.
- What part of speech is hsien?
- Hsien is a noun.
- What is the plural of hsien?
- The plural of hsien is hsiens.
Words near hsien in the dictionary
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