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东突厥斯坦
東突厥斯坦
Dōngtūjuésītǎn
1. East Turkestan
2. historical term for Xinjiang
Noun

Character Breakdown

东
dōng
east, eastern, eastward
HSK 1 5 丶
突
tū
sudden, abrupt, unexpected
HSK 3 9 丶
厥
jué
personal pronoun; he, she, it
12 丶
斯
sī
this, thus, such; emphatic particle; used in transliterations
HSK 6 12 丶
坦
tǎn
flat, level, smooth; candid, open
HSK 5 8 丶

Compound Words (2)

东突厥斯坦解放组织
DōngTūjuésītǎnJiěfàngZǔzhī
East Turkestan Liberation Organization (ETLO), Xinjiang dissident group
东突厥斯坦伊斯兰运动
DōngTūjuésītǎnYīsīlánYùndòng
East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM)

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Chinese