中俄改訂條約 zhōng é gǎi dìng 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
改 gǎi change, alter; improve, remodel
訂 dìng draw up agreement; arrange
條 tiáo clause, condition; string, stripe
約 yuē treaty, agreement, covenant