汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 交趾
交趾
former southernmost province of the Chinese Empire, now northern Vietnam
亦作"交址"。 原为古地区名,泛指五岭以南『武帝时为所置十三刺史部之一,辖境相当今广东﹑广西大部和越南的北部﹑中部。东汉末改为交州。越南于十世纪三十年代独立建国后,宋亦称其国为交趾。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

自汉代在今越南地区设置交趾郡及交州以来,交趾、交州就渐成为古代越南的代名词,直到唐设立安南都护府后,才被“安南”一词所代替。

Since the Han Dynasty established the county Jiaozhi and the state Jiaozhou in the region of Vietnam, the words"Jiaozhou"then became the pronoun of ancient Vietnam gradually.