嘉峪关

嘉峪關

Jiāyùguān

proper noun

Meanings

1 Jiayu Pass in Gansu, the fort at the western end of the Ming Great Wall
2 Jiayuguan, city in Gansu that grew up around the pass

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

从嘉峪关往西走，就进入戈壁滩了。

Cóng Jiāyùguān wǎng xī zǒu, jiù jìnrù Gēbìtān le.

Head west from Jiayu Pass and you are in the Gobi.

HSK 6

嘉峪关在明代长城的最西端。

Jiāyùguān zài Míngdài Chángchéng de zuì xīduān.

Jiayu Pass stands at the far western end of the Ming Great Wall.

Tips

culture

Built in 1372, 嘉峪关 is called "the mightiest pass under heaven". A legend says its builder worked out the bricks so exactly that only one was left over, and that brick is still shown on a gate tower. 山海关 stands at the other end of the wall.

Stroke Order

嘉 jiā

峪 yù

关 guān