涿鹿

Zhuōlù
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Zhuolu, county in Hebei, in legend the place where the Yellow Emperor defeated Chiyou

Examples

HSK 5
Zhuōlù shì Héběi de yí ge xiàn.
Zhuolu is a county in Hebei.
HSK 5
Zài gǔdài chuánshuō lǐ, Zhuōlù shì Huángdì hé Chīyóu dàzhàn de dìfang.
In ancient legend, Zhuolu is where the Yellow Emperor fought his great battle with Chiyou.

Tips

history
The battle of Zhuolu, 涿鹿之战, is one of the founding legends of Chinese history: after beating the Flame Emperor (炎帝) at 阪泉, the 黄帝 joined forces with him and defeated 蚩尤 here. The county's full name is 涿鹿县, and it belongs to 张家口.

Stroke Order

涿 zhuō
鹿 lù