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Meaning of Tunxi | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˌtʊnˈʃiː/

Definitions

A district of Huangshan, Anhui, China.

Examples

“The bronze vessels discovered at Tunhsi, in Anhwei province south of the Yangtze River, were found in several tombs of the Western Chou dynasty.”
“The same is true of Western Zhou bronzes excavated in Dantu county, Jiangsu Province, and Tunxi, Anhui Province.[...]The bronzes from a tomb of the Western Zhou at Yiqi, Tunxi, also have some of their own peculiar designs, such as a gui with a weaving pattern commonly seen on bamboo-woven articles of south China, but rarely encountered in the Central Plain.”

The Wonder of Chinese Bronzes

“Thus, it was only with the help of supporters that Gale was able to take postgraduate medical courses at Columbia Medical College, and prepare for the new mission field in Tunki Anhwei.”
“Round-trip flights between Shanghai and Huangshan City (also known as Tunxi) start at 580 renminbi (about $93)[…]”
“An hour later, we said hello to Tunhsi. Tunhsi is the gateway to Huangshan, China’s most spectacular mountain.”

黃山 九花山

CEFR level

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

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