平潭

Píngtán

proper noun

Meanings

1 Pingtan (island county in Fujian, closest mainland point to Taiwan)

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Examples

HSK 4

平潭是中国大陆离台湾最近的地方。

Píngtán shì Zhōngguó dàlù lí Táiwān zuìjìn de dìfang.

Pingtan is the mainland's closest point to Taiwan.

HSK 7-9

平潭海峡大桥是世界最长的跨海公铁两用大桥之一。

Píngtán Hǎixiá Dàqiáo shì shìjiè zuì cháng de kuàhǎi gōngtiě liǎngyòng dàqiáo zhīyī.

The Pingtan Strait Bridge is one of the world's longest combined road-rail sea bridges.

Tips

culture

Pingtan is China's fifth-largest island and Fujian's largest, lying only ~125 km from Taiwan's Hsinchu. Designated a Comprehensive Pilot Zone in 2011 to deepen cross-strait integration. Famous for the 石头厝 stone-slab houses, wind power, and the 2020 Pingtan Strait Bridge linking it to the mainland.

Stroke Order

平 píng

潭 tán