sui-fen-ho
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Suifenhe.
Example Sentences
- "Further eastern border clashes occurred, including another in March at Sui-fen-ho, where the Harbin-Vladivostok railway crosses the border, but the focus of conflict moved to the Sinkiang border."
- "The Harbin Railroad. This comprises two former lines in Manchuria, the Chinese Eastern Railway and the South Manchuria Railway. Its length from Man-chou-li in Inner Mongolia to Harbin is 928 kilometers, and its length from Harbin to Sui-fen-ho in eastern Manchuria is 552 kilometers, making a total of 1,480 kilometers."
- "Beginning where the road crosses the Sino-Soviet frontier at Man-chou-li, it passes through Hailar and Ha-erh-pin (Harbin) and ends when it crosses back into Soviet territory at Sui-fen-ho (Pogranichnaia). During its history it has been known as the Trans-Manchurian Railway, the North Manchurian Railway, the Chinese Changchun Railway and the Harbin Railway. The main line from Man-chou-li to Sui-fen-ho is 950 miles in length."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: 綏芬河, -