中俄伊犁條約 zhōng é yī lí tiáo yuē

DEFINITIONS

  1. Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881, whereby Russia handed back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights

CHARACTERS

中 zhōng central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
俄 é sudden(ly), soon; Russian
伊 yī third person pronoun; he, she, this, that
犁 lí plow
條 tiáo clause, condition; string, stripe
約 yuē treaty, agreement, covenant