京汉

京漢

Jīng-Hàn

noun

Meanings

1 Beijing-Hankou; Beijing and Hankou

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Examples

HSK 5

京汉铁路是中国早期最重要的铁路之一。

Jīng-Hàn tiělù shì Zhōngguó zǎoqī zuì zhòngyào de tiělù zhīyī.

The Beijing-Hankou Railway was one of China's most important early railways.

HSK 6

京汉和粤汉两条铁路后来连成了京广铁路。

Jīng-Hàn hé Yuè-Hàn liǎng tiáo tiělù hòulái liánchéng le Jīng-Guǎng Tiělù.

The Beijing-Hankou and Guangzhou-Hankou railways were later joined into the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway.

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history

京 is Beijing and 汉 is 汉口, now part of Wuhan. The line was built with Belgian loans and opened in 1906; it was first called 卢汉 after its northern end at 卢沟桥. It crossed the 正太 line at 石家庄, and in 1957, when the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge opened, it was joined to the 粤汉 line to form the 京广 railway.

culture

The railway workers' strike of February 1923, the 二七大罢工 (February 7 Strike), is remembered as a major event of the early Chinese labour movement.

Stroke Order

京 jīng

汉 hàn