甲午战争

甲午戰爭

JiǎwǔZhànzhēng

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Meanings

1 First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895)

Characters

first (of heavenly stems)

seventh earthly branch

Examples

甲午战争中国战败了。

Jiǎwǔ Zhànzhēng Zhōngguó zhànbài le.

China was defeated in the First Sino-Japanese War.

甲午战争后签订了马关条约。

Jiǎwǔ Zhànzhēng hòu qiāndìng le Mǎguān Tiáoyuē.

After the First Sino-Japanese War, the Treaty of Shimonoseki was signed.

Tips

history

Fought in 1894-1895 between Qing China and Meiji Japan, primarily over control of Korea. Qing forces were defeated on land and at sea (notably the Battle of the Yalu River). The war ended with the Treaty of Shimonoseki (马关条约, 1895), which ceded Taiwan to Japan and paid a large indemnity, accelerating the Qing dynasty's decline.

memory

甲午 refers to the 甲午 year in the sexagenary cycle, which was 1894. Chinese history often names wars and events by their cyclical year (e.g. 辛亥革命 for 1911).

In Pop Culture

甲午战争 Jiǎwǔ Zhànzhēng

First Sino-Japanese War

1894-95 war between Qing China and Japan, ending in Chinese defeat and the Treaty of Shimonoseki.

Stroke Order

甲 jiǎ

午 wǔ

战 zhàn

争 zhēng