台湾海峡

台灣海峽

TáiwānHǎixiá

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Meanings

1 Taiwan Strait

Characters

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Examples

台湾海峡是国际航运的重要通道。

Táiwān Hǎixiá shì guójì hángyùn de zhòngyào tōngdào.

The Taiwan Strait is an important international shipping channel.

台湾海峡两岸的关系一直很复杂。

Táiwān Hǎixiá liǎng àn de guānxì yīzhí hěn fùzá.

Cross-strait relations have long been complicated.

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The strait separates Taiwan from Fujian by about 130 km at its narrowest. In Chinese political discourse the strait is referenced via 两岸 ("the two sides") — e.g. 两岸关系 (cross-strait relations), 两岸三地 (mainland + Hong Kong + Taiwan).

Stroke Order

台 tái

湾 wān

海 hǎi

峡 xiá