天安門 (tin1 on1 mun4 | tian1 an1 men2) : Tiananmen Gate (The Gate of Heavenly Peace)

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天安門

tin1 on1 mun4

tian1 an1 men2

Tiananmen Gate (The Gate of Heavenly Peace) -- serves as the front gate into the Forbidden City 紫禁城 in Beijing 北京. Tiananmen Square 天安門廣場 is the plaza in front of the gate.

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This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

天安門 / 天安门

This word has been viewed 3018 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by claw on 3rd Sep 2004 01:37 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

天 tin1 - sky, heaven
安 on1 - peaceful; stabilize; install; fabricate
門 mun4 - gate, door; entrance

2 compounds containing this word:

天安門廣場 - Tiananmen Square
Common Formations:
天安門事件 - Tiananmen Square protests

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