马关

馬關

Mǎguān

proper noun #93,644

Meanings

1 Bakan, the old name of Shimonoseki in Japan
2 Maguan County in Wenshan, southeastern Yunnan

Characters

pass; checkpoint

Examples

HSK 7-9

清朝和日本在马关签订了条约。

Qīngcháo hé Rìběn zài Mǎguān qiāndìng le tiáoyuē.

The Qing and Japan signed a treaty at Shimonoseki.

HSK 7-9

马关在云南东南部，和越南接壤。

Mǎguān zài Yúnnán dōngnánbù, hé Yuènán jiērǎng.

Maguan is in southeastern Yunnan, on the border with Vietnam.

Tips

history

The 1895 treaty that ended the First Sino-Japanese War, the 马关条约, takes its name from 马关. Modern Chinese calls the city 下关, from its Japanese name Shimonoseki.

Stroke Order

马 mǎ

关 guān