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烟台

煙台
Yāntái
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Yantai (prefecture-level city in Shandong province)

Examples

HSK 4
烟台苹果在国内外都很有名。
Yāntái píngguǒ zài guónèi wài dōu hěn yǒumíng.
Yantai apples are famous both at home and abroad.
HSK 7-9
烟台是山东半岛重要的港口城市。
Yāntái shì Shāndōng bàndǎo zhòngyào de gǎngkǒu chéngshì.
Yantai is a major port city on the Shandong peninsula.

Tips

culture
The name 烟台 ('smoke platform') comes from Ming-dynasty beacon towers that lit signal fires along the coast to warn of Japanese pirate (倭寇) raids.

In Pop Culture

烟台苹果 Yāntái píngguǒ
Yantai apples
Geographic-indication produce; Yantai's coastal climate makes it China's most renowned apple-growing region.
张裕葡萄酒 Zhāngyù pútáojiǔ
Changyu Wine
Founded in Yantai in 1892, Changyu is China's oldest and largest wine company; the city is sometimes called China's wine capital.

Stroke Order

烟 yān
台 tái