马祖列岛

馬祖列島

Mǎzǔ Lièdǎo

proper noun

Meanings

1 Matsu Islands (administered by Taiwan, off the Fujian coast)

Characters

horse (here phonetic, from 妈祖)

Examples

HSK 6

马祖列岛位于福建沿海。

Mǎzǔ Lièdǎo wèiyú Fújiàn yánhǎi.

The Matsu Islands lie off the coast of Fujian.

HSK 7-9

他在马祖列岛服了两年兵役。

Tā zài Mǎzǔ Lièdǎo fúle liǎng nián bīngyì.

He served two years of military service in the Matsu Islands.

Tips

history

Named after the sea goddess 妈祖: legend says her body drifted ashore on the main island, and 妈 was later written 马 in the place name. The islands lie off the coast near 福州.

Stroke Order

马 mǎ

祖 zǔ

列 liè

岛 dǎo