Yan'an
Syllables: Yan·an
Yan'an proper noun: a prefecture-level city of Shaanxi, China.
Proper noun
Yan'an
- A prefecture-level city of Shaanxi, China.
- Upon receiving intelligence reports about the massing of enemy paratroopers, General Peng Dehuai posted a defence regiment at Yan'an airfield, and requested that Mao leave Yan'an as soon as possible.1992, Yanchi (权延赤) Quan, “Mao Enjoys a Challenge”, in Wang Wenjiong, transl., edited by Gale Hadfield, 走下神坛的毛泽东 [Mao Zedong: Man, Not God], Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, published 1996, →ISBN...
- On my last trip before completing this book, I visited Zizhou county, about 200 miles north of Yan’an, where peasants had tried to engage a lawyer to defend themselves in the courts against the oppressive and brutal control of local Party officials. Not much had changed here in the seventy years...2000, Jasper Becker, The Chinese, London: John Murray, published 2003, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 365
- Synonyms:
- Fushih
Yan'an meaning in Vietnamese
Yan'an in Vietnamese
- prefecture-level city
- Diên An
Synonyms of Yan'an
- Fushih
Forms of Yan'an
| alternative also | Yanan |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Yenan |
| alternative form | Yen-an |
Origin of Yan'an
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 延安 (Yán'ān).
Questions about Yan'an
- What does Yan'an mean?
- Yan'an means a prefecture-level city of Shaanxi, China.
- What is Yan'an in Vietnamese?
- Yan'an in Vietnamese is Diên An. See Yan'an meaning in Vietnamese.
- What part of speech is Yan'an?
- Yan'an is a proper noun.
Words near Yan'an in the dictionary
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