横琴

橫琴

Héngqín

proper noun

Meanings

1 Hengqin (island in Zhuhai, cooperation zone with Macau)

Characters

horizontal, across

stringed instrument, zither

Examples

HSK 5

横琴与澳门只隔一条水道。

Héngqín yǔ Àomén zhǐ gé yì tiáo shuǐdào.

Hengqin is only separated from Macau by a single waterway.

HSK 5

很多澳门居民在横琴工作。

Hěnduō Àomén jūmín zài Héngqín gōngzuò.

Many Macau residents work in Hengqin.

Tips

culture

Island in Zhuhai, three times the size of Macau, designated in 2021 as the 横琴粤澳深度合作区 (Guangdong-Macau In-Depth Cooperation Zone) to give Macau land to diversify beyond casinos. Connected to Macau by the Lotus Bridge, with a special customs regime.

Stroke Order

横 héng

琴 qín