北洋水师

běi yáng shuǐ shī

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1. north China navy (esp. the ill-fated Chinese navy in the 1895 war with Japan)

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Child Words of 北洋水师

• 北 北 běi: north
• 水 水 shuǐ: water
• 洋 洋 yáng: ocean
• 北洋 北洋 běi yáng: the Qing Dynasty name for the coastal provinces of Liaoning, Hebei, and Shandong
• 师 师 shī: teacher
• 水师 水师 shuǐ shī: navy (in Qing times)