湛江

Zhànjiāng

proper noun

Meanings

1 Zhanjiang, port city on the Leizhou Peninsula in south-west Guangdong

Characters

deep; clear (of water)

Examples

HSK 5

湛江在广东西南部。

Zhànjiāng zài Guǎngdōng xīnánbù.

Zhanjiang is in the south-west of Guangdong.

HSK 7-9

湛江的生蚝又大又便宜。

Zhànjiāng de shēngháo yòu dà yòu piányi.

Zhanjiang's oysters are big and cheap.

Tips

history

From 1899 to 1945 the area was leased to France as 广州湾 (Kouang-Tchéou-Wan); when it came back to China in 1945 the city was named Zhanjiang. Mainland China's southernmost point, in 徐闻 county, is part of it.

Stroke Order

湛 zhàn

江 jiāng