alian
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.50 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Of the Four Great Ancestral Daochang, the Chaofeng Temple is the only one in the southern half of Taiwan; it sits on the slopes of Dagang Mountain in the Alian Rural District of Kaohsiung County."
- "A community development association in Greater Kaohsiung’s Alian District (阿蓮) and environmental protection groups yesterday called for the protection of farmland owned by Taiwan Sugar Corp (Taisugar) and demanded that it not be developed into a metal-processing facility."
- "According to the Central Weather Bureau, Luzhu District received over 50 millimeters of rain on the morning of the 20th while Cianjhen, Siaogang, Cijin and Alian received over 30 millimeters."
- "This study examined the types of illnesses and health issues of the residents living in the countryside of Alian District, Kaohsiung City. The research methods of the study included structured interviews and coding. The interviewee was a retired doctor who had served at a clinic in the countryside of Alian District."
- "They were caught drunk driving for the second time from April 4-10 in Kaohsiung's Dashu District, Alian District, and Nanzih District, with three found to be driving without a license."
Etymology
From Mandarin 阿蓮 /阿莲 (Ālián).
Word Breakdown
- Root: 阿蓮