Qing
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- proper noun
- /tʃɪŋ/
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dinastía Qing
- Regimes on the Chinese mainland twice ruled Taiwan, during the Qing Dynasty and after WWII.
- Qing dynasty
- Qing court
- Qing Emperor
Examples
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The Qing Dynasty ruled China from 1644 to 1912, making it the last imperial dynasty.
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Mongolia, like Tibet, was part of the Manchu Qing dynasty until its collapse in 1911.
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So they joined forces with the Qing armies they had just been fighting.
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The Qing Dynasty will not forgive you for your crimes.
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The High Qing court had access to European art through diplomatic, religious, and commercial contacts.
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You tell him you want to buy a Qing vase.
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And only eight years later, the Ming fell to the Qing.
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The initiation of the party system started in the late Qing Dynasty.
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However, after the Sino-Japanese War of 1894, the beleaguered Qing, weakened by Western colonialism and internal corruption, ceded Taiwan to Japan.
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In 1912, the people of China overthrew the Qing Dynasty, marking the end of imperial rule.
Synonyms
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A family of rulers in China from 1644 to 1912
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The last ruling family of China from 1644 to 1912 led by the Manchu people
The last rulers of China from 1644 to 1912 who came from the Manchu people
The last imperial dynasty that ruled China from 1644 to 1912, founded by the Manchu people
The last royal family that ruled China from 1644 to 1912
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Qing comes from the Chinese character 清, which means 'clear' or 'pure' and is like the English word 'clear'. The Manchu rulers chose Qing as the name of their dynasty to show a new, pure rule, so Qing is the name of the last imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912.