常德

Chángdé

proper noun

Meanings

1 Changde, city on the Yuan River in northern Hunan

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

据说陶渊明写的桃花源就在常德的桃源县。

Jùshuō Táo Yuānmíng xiě de Táohuāyuán jiù zài Chángdé de Táoyuán Xiàn.

The Peach Blossom Spring that Tao Yuanming wrote about is said to be in Taoyuan County, Changde.

HSK 6

在常德，很多人早饭吃一碗米粉。

Zài Chángdé, hěnduō rén zǎofàn chī yì wǎn mǐfěn.

In Changde many people have a bowl of rice noodles for breakfast.

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history

In 1943 the city was the scene of the Battle of Changde (常德会战), one of the bloodiest of the war against Japan, which left the old city almost destroyed. The official name is 常德市.

Stroke Order

常 cháng

德 dé