東突厥斯坦 dōng tū jué sī tǎn

DEFINITIONS

  1. East Turkestan
  2. historical term for Xinjiang

CHARACTERS

東 dōng east, eastern, eastward
突 tū
HSK 3
suddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly
厥 jué personal pronoun he, she, it
斯 sī
HSK 6
this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
坦 tǎn
HSK 5
flat, smooth; self-possessed