昌都

Chāngdū

proper noun

Meanings

1 Chamdo (city and prefecture in eastern Tibet Autonomous Region, China)

Characters

capital; metropolis

Examples

HSK 4

我们计划下个月去昌都旅行。

Wǒmen jìhuà xiàgèyuè qù Chāngdū lǚxíng.

We plan to travel to Chamdo next month.

HSK 5

昌都是西藏东部的重要城市。

Chāngdū shì Xīzàng dōngbù de zhòngyào chéngshì.

Chamdo is an important city in eastern Tibet.

Tips

history

Chamdo sits at the confluence of the Áng (昂曲) and Zá (扎曲) rivers; its Tibetan name literally means 'two-rivers junction'. It was the site of the 1950 Battle of Chamdo, after which the PRC negotiated the 17-Point Agreement with Tibet.

Stroke Order

昌 chāng

都 dōu