中俄伊犁条约

Traditional form:

中俄伊犁條約

Pinyin (reading):

Zhōng E Yīlí Tiáoyuē

Definitions:

• Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881, whereby Russia handed back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights

Characters:

• 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
• 俄 - sudden, abrupt; used in transliterations
• 伊 - he she; this, that; used in transliterations
• 犁 - to plow
• 条 - clause, condition; string, stripe
• 约 - treaty, covenant, agreement

Traditional characters:

• 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
• 俄 - sudden, abrupt; used in transliterations
• 伊 - he she; this, that; used in transliterations
• 犁 - to plow
• 條 - clause, condition; string, stripe
• 約 - treaty, covenant, agreement