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Meaning of Liukuei | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Examples

“During a visit to an orphanage at Liukuei in Kaohsiung, President Chiang Ching-kuo befriended a little girl born without arms. He promised to provide four-year-old Yang En-tien with a pair of artificial limbs.”

Free China Weekly

“The Meinung, Kaoshu, Shalin, and Liukuei Hakka together comprised the army's "Right Unit," and it alone boasted some 3,200 fighting men.”
“Stop in upper Liukuei for a look at the large Tienhou temple, then roll down into the main part of town across the river. From Liukuei, the route winds through hilly forested areas along a very rural back road.”
“Liukuei, or Six Turtles, is a lovely spot northeast of Kaohsiung. The town occupies a valley, walled in by high mountains, wih a whitewater river rushing by. The scenery is even better than in Santimen. Camping hiking and rafting along the Laonung River are popular activities.”
“In Tainan people used to speak of the Central, South, and North Roads, which split off eastward from Hsinhua, Kuanmiao and Tsochen villages, linking the former Taiwan Prefecture (now Tainan) with the Liukuei region.[…] Along the road there are also many settlements of Aborigines (forced up here by Chinese immigrants) and Hakkas. Liukuei was a border area where the[…]”

Sinorama

“Taiwanese soldiers march on their way to Liukuei, Kaohsiung county, Taiwan, Thursday, August 13, 2009.”
“The emergency center said that Liukuei Township’s (六龜) Tsaonan (草南) and Chunghsing (中興) villages were also feared destroyed by mudslides or floods.”
“Former convict You Jung-ching (尤榮慶) overcame a dark past through the solace of traditional Chinese wood carving. Originally from Liukuei Township in Kaohsiung (高雄六龜), You left home after completing middle school to join a gang in Taipei. You was quickly assimilated into the gang and became a high-level gangster. He also quickly went to prison for possession of a loaded firearm and assault charges.”
“(2) A good number of buses depart from Kaohsiung railway station. Take one that heads for Chishan, Meinung [Meinong], Chiahsien [Jiaxian] or Liukuei [Liugui]. Transfer at Chishan to Tainan Metro Bus and get off at the Kaohsiung Campus.”

2021-2022 Admission Brochure for International Students

“The Liukuei Experimental Forest (LEF) managed by the Taiwan Forestry Research Institute (TFRI) of the Council of Agriculture of the Executive Yuan is located in the Liukuei and Maolin District, Kaohsiung City with an area of approximately 9,882 ha, including 73 afforestation areas (Fig. 1a).”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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