鞑虏

韃虜

dálǔ

noun

Meanings

1 Tartar barbarians
2 the Manchus

Characters

captive; barbarian

Examples

HSK 7-9

明朝在北方修长城，防备鞑虏入侵。

Míngcháo zài běifāng xiū Chángchéng, fángbèi dálǔ rùqīn.

The Ming built the Great Wall in the north to guard against invasion by the Tartars.

HSK 7-9

革命者高喊“驱除鞑虏，恢复中华”，要推翻清朝。

Gémìngzhě gāohǎn " qūchú dálǔ, huīfù Zhōnghuá ", yào tuīfān Qīngcháo.

Revolutionaries shouted 'Expel the Tartars, restore China', determined to overthrow the Qing.

Tips

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A slur from imperial times, first for the Mongols and other peoples of the northern steppe, later for the Manchu rulers of the Qing. Today it appears only in history writing, above all in the oath of the Tongmenghui, the revolutionary alliance founded in 1905.

Stroke Order

鞑 dá

虏 lǔ