九一八事变 jiǔ yī bā shì biàn

Mukden Incident, 18 Sept 1931

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria
  2. 2. also known as Liutiaogou incident 柳条沟事变

Characters

Character Meaning
nine; 9
one; 1; single
eight; 8
matter; thing; affair
to change; to become different; to transform