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Meaning of 驿

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驿 (Trad.: 驛)
Pinyin:
English Definition: post horse; relay station
Chinese Definition:
①旧时供传递公文的人中途休息、换马的地方,亦指供传递公文用的马:驿站。驿馆。驿丞(掌管驿站的官员)。驿吏。
②现为地名用字:龙泉驿(在中国四川省)。
③古同“绎”,络绎。
Total strokes: 8; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (horse) conveys the meaning.
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Example Words
驿站 zhàn relay station for post horses (old)
龙泉驿 lóng quán Longquanyi district of Chengdu city 成都市 , Sichuan
驿传 chuán relay post-horse mail service (in former times)
驿马 post horse
龙泉驿区 lóng quán (N) Longquanyi (area in Sichuan)
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Example Sentences
1
驿
Every morning we would make a start after our bread and milk, and before sunset take shelter for the night in the next staging bungalow.
2
驿
Sun Quan arrived next, leading a group of counselors, and sent Lv Fan to the guesthouse to escort Xuande.
3
9
驿
9 p.m. - A final drink at Yin, the rooftop bar of the Emperor Hotel, will wash away the strains of the day.
4
婿驿
The prospective son-in-law is presently resting in the guesthouse, and 500 of his soldiers are all over town buying up pigs and sheep and fruit in preparation for the marriage feast.
5
驿
All I remember is that the same day, at about five o'clock, he put us both into a post-chaise.