lüshun
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Port Arthur became part of the joint municipality of Port Arthur-Dairen, known in Chinese as Lüshun-Talien, or simply Lü-ta, with its seat at Dairen. The population of Port Arthur in the 1953 census was 126,000; that of Lü-ta (1958 est.) 1,590,000."
- "Lüda (Lüshun-Dalian) 旅大市 Lüda, the consolidation of the cities of Lüshun and Dalian, is on the south end of Liaodong peninsula. Lüda has 4.7 million inhabitants and is an important port and industry town. Lüshun, better known to westerners as Port Arthur, lies in a strategically important place, for the entrance to the Gulf of Bohai, the seaway to Northeast China and Tianjin, is controlled from here. The city's harbor is very deep and, therefore, suited for large ships. Moreover, it remains open during the entire winter."
- "Lüda is a double city composed of Lüshun and Dalian, located at the tip of the Liaodong Peninsula in Liaoning Province. Lüshun, formerly called Port Arthur, is a large naval base seldom visited by foreigners."
Etymology
Borrowed from 旅順／旅顺 (Lǚshùn).