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Meaning of Shouyang | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A county of Jinzhong, Shanxi, China.

Examples

“Three American missionaries were reported today to have disappeared from Shouyang in East Shansi Province. They have not been seen since the night of Dec. 2, when they left the mission to visit a friend.”
“The article looked at the situation in Shouyang county, adjacent to Hsiyang county, Shansi, home of Tachai. Shouyang, according to Red Flag, had failed to benefit from proximity to China's agricultural pace-setter, for class enemies[…]”
“After he had passed the imperial examination in Peking, he acquired the title of jinshi* and was appointed a Hanlin (imperial college) academician by the Qing court. He was Prefect of Shouyang County in Shanxi Province.”
“Using examples from Shouyang county in Shanxi province, this paper discusses the concepts of locality in both official and local sources, especially in the context of financing local cults.”

台灣與中國之宗教:地方性與傳承

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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