阿壩州 ā bà zhōu

Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang prefecture in Sichuan

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: rnga ba bod rigs cha'ng rigs rang skyong khul, formerly in Kham province of Tibet), northwest Sichuan, capital Barkam 马尔康镇mǎ ěr kāng zhèn

Characters

Character Meaning
阿 ā HSK 3
prefix before names; sound in loanwords
壩 bà
dam; dike; embankment
州 zhōu HSK 6
state (e.g. of US); prefecture