zhanggufeng
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
29
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Synonym of Zaozernaya Hill: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
Example Sentences
- "In August 1938, the Japanese troops fighting at Zhanggufeng sent an emergency message to Tokyo, asking for supplies of antitank ammunition."
- "Faced with the supreme mission of sweeping Soviet influence from Manchuria and preventing Communism from taking over the Far East, the Japanese Guandong Army had learned from the bitter experience of defeat in clashes at Zhanggufeng in 1938 and Nomohan in 1939 that the might of the Soviet military was not to be trifled with."
- "The emperor's words initially shocked Prince Kanin and Itagaki, and the General Staff ordered the Kwantung Army not to initiate any military actions against Soviet forces. However, the Nineteenth Division launched an attack across the border and occupied Zhuanggufeng, until the Russians rolled the incursion back and inflicted considerable casualties on the Japanese side."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, 張鼓峰