hua-lien
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Hualien (city)
Example Sentences
- "The government-operated railway system, also developed originally by the Japanese, extends for 608 mi. (979 km.), chiefly on the western plain; most trackage is Cape-gauge (three feet six inches), but the 109-mi. (176 km.) east-coast line between T'ai-tung and Hua-lien is two feet six inches gauge."
- "East of the Chung-yang is narrow valley, created by a geological fault and running from Hua-lien to Tai-tung in the south."
- "On March 2, in Hua-lien city on the east coast, the district chief, Chang Wen-ch’eng, notified all organ heads and local leaders to meet at 2:00 P.M. to discuss how to prevent an uprising."
- "I first met the mother of Yang Mu in Hua-lien, Taiwan, in 1978."
- "This is the least inhabited part of Taiwan, with the exception of two cities along the coast: Hua-lien, in the north, and T'ai-tung, in the south."
- "As for controversial public works, such as the highway between Su-ao and Hua-lien, he promised to respect the results of environmental reports."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: 花蓮//, -