个旧

個舊

Gèjiù

noun #19,501

Meanings

1 Gejiu (city in Yunnan, China)
2 tin capital of China

Characters

individual; (measure word)

Examples

个旧是中国著名的锡都。

Gèjiù shì Zhōngguó zhùmíng de xī dū.

Gejiu is China's famous tin capital.

个旧市位于云南省南部。

Gèjiù Shì wèiyú Yúnnánshěng nánbù.

Gejiu City is located in southern Yunnan Province.

Tips

culture

个旧 was historically China's most important tin mining center, earning it the nickname 锡都 (Tin Capital). It is a county-level city under Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture.

Stroke Order

个 gè

旧 jiù