chang-chia-k'ou
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English
27
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Example Sentences
- "Kalgan or Chang-chia-k’ou (張家口) is in the north-western corner of the province just inside the Great Wall, at the beginning of the camel route across the desert to Siberia."
- ""In a little while," Chia whispered to him, "we will pull into Chang-chia-k'ou, and the people around me will get off there. I have already told the conductor to reserve a bunk bed for you. Once we get to Chang-chia-k'ou, you can come over.""
- "According to Ides, the Manchu emperor hunts tigers in the area each August. As they near Chang-chia-k’ou (Kalgan) at the Great Wall, the country becomes more populous."
- "Ignat'ev refused to concede these points, but offered other concessions instead: Russia would not demand a consulate in Ch'i-ch'i-ha-erh or Chang-chia-k'ou (Kalgan); it would permit Chinese subjects to continue living along the Ussuri river as Chinese subjects; and it would limit to 200 the number of Russian traders in Peking."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: 張家口, -