海峡两岸关系协会 hǎi xiá liǎng àn guān xi xié huì

DEFINITIONS

  1. PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS)

CHARACTERS

海 hǎi sea, ocean; maritime
峡 xiá gorge, strait, ravine; isthmus
两 liǎng two, both, pair, couple; ounce
岸 àn bank, shore; beach, coast
关 guān frontier pass; close; relation
系 xi system; line, link, connection
协 xié be united; cooperate
会 huì assemble, meet together; meeting