长春

長春

Chángchūn

noun #28,823

Meanings

1 Changchun (capital of Jilin Province, northeast China)

Characters

long; lasting; eternal

spring (season)

Examples

长春是吉林省的省会，以汽车工业著名。

Chángchūn shì Jílínshěng de shěng huì, yǐ qìchē gōngyè zhùmíng.

Changchun is the capital of Jilin Province, famous for its automobile industry.

长春电影制片厂是中国最早的电影厂之一。

Chángchūn Diànyǐng zhìpiàn chǎng shì Zhōngguó zuì zǎo de diànyǐng chǎng zhīyī.

Changchun Film Studio is one of China's earliest film studios.

Tips

culture

长春 literally means 「eternal spring」. During the Japanese occupation (1932–1945), it served as the capital of the puppet state Manchukuo (满洲国) under the name 新京 (Xīnjīng).

Stroke Order

长 cháng

春 chūn