阿壩藏族羌族自治州 ā bà zàng zú qiāng zú zì zhì zhōu

DEFINITIONS

  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 馬爾康鎮|马尔康镇[Ma3 er3 kang1 zhen4]

CHARACTERS

阿 ā
HSK 3
prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
壩 bà embankment; dam
藏 zàng
HSK 5
hide, conceal; hoard, store up
族 zú
HSK 4
a family clan, ethnic group, tribe
羌 qiāng Qiang nationality; surname
族 zú
HSK 4
a family clan, ethnic group, tribe
自 zì
HSK 3
self, private, personal; from
治 zhì
HSK 5
govern, regulate, administer
州 zhōu
HSK 6
administrative division, state