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契丹 (kai3 daan1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

契丹 (kai3 daan1, Qì dān) — Qidan or Khitan, ethnic group in ancient China, a branch of the Eastern Hu people inhabiting the valley of the Xar Murun River in the upper reaches of the Liao River 遼河|辽河[Liao2 He2]

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 契乸 (kai3 naa2) — godmother
• 契仔 (kai3 zai2) — (noun) an adopted son; a godson
• 契哥 (kai3 go1) — god brother
• 契 (kai3) — (adjective) to descript someone who is the adoptive member of a family
• 契女 (kai3 neoi5) — goddaughter
• 契妹 (kai3 mui6) — godsister (younger)

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