马祖列岛

馬祖列島

Mǎzǔ Lièdǎo

proper noun

Meanings

1 Matsu Islands (administered by Taiwan, off the Fujian coast)

Characters

horse (here phonetic, from 妈祖)

Examples

HSK 7-9

马祖列岛位于福建沿海。

Mǎzǔ lièdǎo wèiyú Fújiàn yánhǎi.

The Matsu Islands lie off the coast of Fujian.

HSK 7-9

他在马祖列岛服了两年兵役。

Tā zài Mǎzǔ lièdǎo fúle liǎng nián bīngyì.

He served two years of military service in the Matsu Islands.

Tips

history

Named after sea-goddess 妈祖; romanized 'Matsu' from Min Nan. The islands are a Cold-War-era frontline outpost: just 9 km from the mainland but governed by the Republic of China (Taiwan) as 连江县 of Fujian Province.

Stroke Order

马 mǎ

祖 zǔ

列 liè

岛 dǎo