楚国
Chǔ guó
Pinyin

Definition

楚国
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Chǔ guó
  1. the state of Chu, one of the most important of the small states contending for power in China between 770 and 223 BC, located around present-day Hubei

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

清楚
qīng chu
  1. 1 clear
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 to understand thoroughly
  4. 4 to be clear about
宋楚瑜
Sòng Chǔ yú
  1. 1 James Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when he founded People First Party 親民黨|亲民党
楚楚
chǔ chǔ
  1. 1 neat
  2. 2 lovely
痛楚
tòng chǔ
  1. 1 pain
  2. 2 anguish
  3. 3 suffering
苦楚
kǔ chǔ
  1. 1 suffering
  2. 2 misery
  3. 3 pain (esp. psychological)
酸楚
suān chǔ
  1. 1 disconsolate
  2. 2 forlorn
  3. 3 grievance
一清二楚
yī qīng èr chǔ
  1. 1 to be very clear about sth (idiom)
四面楚歌
sì miàn Chǔ gē
  1. 1 lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
凄楚
qī chǔ
  1. 1 sad
  2. 2 wretched
  3. 3 miserable
朝秦暮楚
zhāo Qín mù Chǔ
  1. 1 serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides
楚
Chǔ
  1. 1 surname Chu
  2. 2 abbr. for Hubei 湖北省[Hú běi Shěng] and Hunan 湖南省[Hú nán Shěng] provinces together
  3. 3 Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722-221 BC)
楚国
Chǔ guó
  1. 1 the state of Chu, one of the most important of the small states contending for power in China between 770 and 223 BC, located around present-day Hubei
楚州
Chǔ zhōu
  1. 1 Chuzhou district of Huai'an city 淮安市[Huái ān shì], Jiangsu
楚州区
Chǔ zhōu qū
  1. 1 Chuzhou district of Huai'an city 淮安市[Huái ān shì], Jiangsu
楚河汉界
Chǔ hé Hàn jiè
  1. 1 lit. the river that divides Chu and Han
  2. 2 fig. a line that divides rival territories
  3. 3 the mid-line between sides on a Chinese chessboard
楚汉相争
Chǔ Hàn Xiāng zhēng
  1. 1 see 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争[Chǔ Hàn Zhàn zhēng]
楚庄王
Chǔ Zhuāng wáng
  1. 1 King Zhuang of Chu (reigned 613-591 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
楚辞
Chǔ cí
  1. 1 Chu Ci, the Songs of Chu (ancient book of poems, collected during Han but esp. from country of Chu c. 500 BC)
楚雄
Chǔ xióng
  1. 1 Chuxiong county level city, capital of Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[Chǔ xióng Yí zú zì zhì zhōu] in central Yunnan
楚雄市
Chǔ xióng shì
  1. 1 Chuxiong county level city, capital of Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[Chǔ xióng Yí zú zì zhì zhōu] in central Yunnan

Idioms (5)

一清二楚
yī qīng èr chǔ
  1. 1 to be very clear about sth (idiom)
吴头楚尾
Wú tóu Chǔ wěi
  1. 1 lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
  2. 2 head-to-tail
  3. 3 one thing starts where the other leaves off
四面楚歌
sì miàn Chǔ gē
  1. 1 lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
天低吴楚，眼空无物
tiān dī Wú Chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù
  1. 1 the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
朝秦暮楚
zhāo Qín mù Chǔ
  1. 1 serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides

Sample Sentences

屈原本来是楚国的重要官员，后来因为被奸臣陷害，得罪了楚王，就被放逐到了汉水以北的地方。
Qū Yuán běnlái shì Chǔguó de zhòngyào guānyuán ，hòulái yīnwèi bèi jiānchén xiànhài ，dézuì le Chǔ wáng ，jiù bèi fàngzhú dào le hànshuǐ yǐběide dìfang 。
Qu Yuan was an very important official in the state of Chu. He was later framed by treacherous state officials and ended up offending the king. He was then banished to the northern regions of the Han River.
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