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West Lake

West Lake proper noun: a lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.

west lake: a lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Proper noun

West Lake

  1. A lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
    • Marco Polo, the Venetian traveller, who visited China about the year 1200, speaks of it, as "pre-eminent above all other cities in the world, in point of grandeur and beauty, as well as from its abundant delights, which might lead an inhabitant to imagine himself in paradise;" and in another place...1869, Helen S. C. Nevius, Our Life in China, New York: Robert Carter and Brothers, →OCLC, page 129
    • One of the few ancient relics of the original Monastery is to be found within, the Lo Han Pagoda, with its marvelous carvings of sixteen Lo Han. These sixteen Lo Han are one of the three great wonders or glories of Hangchow, the other two being the West Lake and the River Bore.1922, Robert F. Fitch, “The Fifth Itinerary”, in Hangchow Itineraries, Kelly & Walsh, →OCLC, page 33
  2. (inexact) Synonym of Slender West Lake, a lake in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China.

Examples of West Lake in a sentence

  • This means that the varieties of fish, shrimp, and other crustaceans in Hangchow's much-celebrated historic West Lake are prepared in northern-style, sweet and sour-based flavors.2001 September 28, Sen-lun Yu, “Restaurant of the week: Tien Hsiang Lo (天香樓)”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on...
  • A former imperial capital famed for its West Lake and surrounding temples, Hangzhou has lately grown famous as the hometown of internet commerce giant Alibaba.2021 August 22, “Top official in eastern China’s Hangzhou under investigation”, in AP News, archived from the original on 22 Aug 2021:

Synonyms of West Lake

Origin of West Lake

Calque of Chinese 西湖 (Xī Hú, literally “west lake”)

Words formed from West Lake

Questions about West Lake

What does West Lake mean?
West Lake means a lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
How do you use West Lake in a sentence?
This means that the varieties of fish, shrimp, and other crustaceans in Hangchow's much-celebrated historic West Lake are prepared in northern-style, sweet and sour-based flavors.
What part of speech is West Lake?
West Lake is a proper noun.

Words near West Lake in the dictionary

  1. West Khasi Hills
  2. West Kilbride
  3. West Kingston
  4. West Kirby
  5. West LA
  6. West Lake
  7. West Lancashire
  8. West Launceston
  9. West Lavington
  10. West Lebanon
  11. West Liberty

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