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联大

聯大
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Meanings

  1. 1 UNGA (United Nations General Assembly), abbr. for 联合国大会
  2. 2 National Southwest Associated University (1937–1946), wartime merger of Tsinghua, Peking, and Nankai universities, abbr. for 国立西南联合大学

Examples

中国代表在联大发表了讲话。
Zhōngguó dàibiǎo zài Liándà fābiǎo le jiǎnghuà.
The Chinese representative gave a speech at the UN General Assembly.
西南联大培养了许多杰出的科学家。
Xīnán Liándà péiyǎng le xǔduō jiéchū de kēxuéjiā.
Southwest Associated University trained many outstanding scientists.

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history
西南联大 was formed in Kunming after Japanese forces occupied Beijing and Tianjin, and its alumni include Nobel laureates Yang Zhenning (杨振宁) and Li Zhengdao (李政道). Treated today as a symbol of intellectual resilience under wartime hardship.
usage
Context disambiguates: in diplomatic news 联大 means UNGA; in education or history it means 西南联大.

Stroke Order

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