莆田

Pútián

proper noun

Meanings

1 Putian, coastal city in central Fujian, home of the sea goddess Mazu

Characters

a rush (used in place names)

Examples

HSK 4

每年都有很多人到莆田的湄洲岛拜妈祖。

Měi nián dōu yǒu hěnduō rén dào Pútián de Méizhōu Dǎo bài Māzǔ.

Every year many people go to Meizhou Island in Putian to worship Mazu.

HSK 6

莆田在福州和泉州之间。

Pútián zài Fúzhōu hé Quánzhōu zhījiān.

Putian lies between Fuzhou and Quanzhou.

Tips

culture

莆田 has lent its name to two things it would rather not be known for: 莆田系, the networks of private hospitals run by investors from one Putian township, and 莆田鞋, copy sneakers made in the city's shoe workshops.

Stroke Order

莆 pú

田 tián