十六国

十六國

Shíliùguó

proper noun

Meanings

1 Sixteen Kingdoms (304–439), the states set up mostly by non-Han peoples in north China

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Examples

HSK 7-9

十六国时期，北方战乱不断。

Shíliùguó shíqī, běifāng zhànluàn búduàn.

In the Sixteen Kingdoms period the north was torn by constant war.

HSK 7-9

北魏统一了北方，结束了十六国的局面。

Běiwèi tǒngyī le běifāng, jiéshù le Shíliùguó de júmiàn.

The Northern Wei unified the north and ended the era of the Sixteen Kingdoms.

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history

Also called 五胡十六国, the five Hu being the Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di and Qiang peoples. Among the best known states are the Former Qin (前秦) and the Former Liang (前凉). The name comes from 十六国春秋, a history of the period by Cui Hong (崔鸿).

Stroke Order

十 shí

六 liù

国 guó