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西安事变

xī ān shì biàn

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Definitions

  1. 1. Xi'an Incident of 12th December 1936 (kidnap of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石[jiǎng jiè shí])

Child Words of 西安事变

事
shì

matter

安
ān

(bound form) calm; peaceful

西
xī

the West

变
biàn

to change

事变
shì biàn

incident

西安
xī ān

Xi'an, sub-provincial city and capital of Shaanxi 陝西省|陕西省[shǎn xī shěng] in northwest China