Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A Chinese dynasty (traditionally dated 1122–221 BC) characterized by great intellectual achievements, including the rise of Confucianism and Taoism and the writing of the oldest known Chinese literature.
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- proper noun A former
dynasty inChina , reigning from the end of the Shang to the beginning of theQin - proper noun A former
kingdom orempire inChina , occupying the lands around theYellow River - proper noun The era of Chinese history during which the dynasty reigned, including the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States periods
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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For the time being Zhou is content to abide by these regulations and continue manufacturing in China.
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Doctors at Elmhurst Hospital in Elmhurst, Queens were seeking to determine if Xiao Q. Cai, 53, was fit to appear in court on a murder charge after she apparently attempted to commit suicide late Tuesday, moments after she is accused of throwing Jerry Zhou from the terrace of a Flushing apartment she shared with the boy's parents, officials said.
Boy-Throw Case Delay Tamer El-Ghobashy 2010
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After a morning spent poking bitter melons and learning the Chinese for "wilted," pupil Yuling Wu takes a break to sip tea in Zhou's tiny courtyard.
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Three branches from Yunnan leading to Yongzhou through Guizhou (northern, southern, and middle), were all detailed in Zhou Qufei's Lingwai Daida of the thirteenth century. 124 The northern route started from Dali through Shanshan (Kunming), ran through Luodian State (Anshun, Guizhou), and reached the Hengshanzhai Market.
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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Perhaps my favorite image of Zhou is from footage of Richard Nixon’s visit to China in 1972.
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Perhaps my favorite image of Zhou is from footage of Richard Nixon’s visit to China in 1972.
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According to Min Zhou, professor of sociology and Asian-American studies at UCLA, it isn’t "hard to teach a community to do more."
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In a book, Mao's doctor Li Zhisui called Zhou "obsequious [to Mao], sometimes embarrassingly so."
Secrets Of The Past 2008
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Years later Deng was to call Zhou “my elder brother,” and Zhou, as a good older brother, would shield Deng from the worst excesses of the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s.
The Commanding Heights DANIEL YERGIN 1998
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Years later Deng was to call Zhou “my elder brother,” and Zhou, as a good older brother, would shield Deng from the worst excesses of the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s.
THE COMMANDING HEIGHTS DANIEL YERGIN 1998
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