chung-sha
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Zhongsha.
Example Sentences
- "Unlike the East China sea, which is devoid of islands, the South China sea is speckled with a vast number of islands and reefs. These are part of the Pratas group (Tung-sha) the Paracel (Hsi-sha Ch’ün-tao group), Macclesfield (Chung-sha bank), and the Spratly (Nan-sha group), all of which are claimed by the People's Republic of China."
- "ISLETS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA The list includes only those features that are high-tide elevations.[…] MACCLESFIELD BANK / Chung-sha Ch'un-Tao / Middle Sand Islands / 15°50'N., 114°20'E. SCARBOROUGH SHOAL / Min-chu Chiao / / 15°08'N., 117°45'E. South Rock / / / 15°06'N., 117°46'E."
- "We have our troops, fishermen and administrative organs on the Hsi-sha and Chung-sha islands, which have been Chinese territory from time immemorial. I remember that while I was still a schoolboy, I read about the islands in the geography books. At that time, I never heard anyone say that those island were not China's."
- "And finally, Macclesfield Bank (Chung-sha), one of the principal groups claimed by China, is actually a permanently submerged atoll."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: 中沙, -