马祖

馬祖
Mǎzǔ
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Matsu, island group off the Fujian coast held by Taiwan

Examples

HSK 5
Mǎzǔ zài Fújiàn de wàihǎi.
Matsu lies off the coast of Fujian.
HSK 7-9
Mǎzǔ hé Jīnmén dōu shì Táiwān kòngzhì de lídǎo, lí dàlù bǐ lí Táiwān hái jìn.
Matsu and Kinmen are both outlying islands held by Taiwan, and they are closer to the mainland than to Taiwan itself.

Tips

mistakes
Not 妈祖, the sea goddess the islands are named after, and not the Tang Chan master 马祖道一. 金门 and 马祖 together are 金马, the source of the name of Taiwan's Golden Horse film awards.

Stroke Order

马 mǎ
祖 zǔ