Meanings
- A river in Heilongjiang, China, tributary of Songhua (Sungari).
On Thursday, a highway bridge in Heilongjiang collapsed, sending two cars plunging into the Mudan River, according to state media. There was no word on possible deaths or injuries.
2023 August 4, Caroline Chen, “Deadly flooding in China worsens as rescues and evacuations intensify”, in AP News, sourced from BEIJING (AP), archived from the original on 06 Aug 2023, World News1 more example
Heilongjiang had implemented the plan in seven non-coal mine districts south of the Mudan river and another plan to cut the number of non-coal mines was expected to be carried out by the end of 2008.
2007 December 10, “China orders mines shut in Shanxi and Heilongjiang”, in Reuters, sourced from Beijing, archived from the original on 06 Feb 2025Synonyms: Hurha, Mudanjiang
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA river in Heilongjiang, China, tributary of Songhua (Sungari).
Origin
- Mandarin牡丹
- EnglishMudan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 牡丹 (Mǔdān).
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Chinese Mandarin 牡丹江
- 牡丹江 (Mǔdānjiāng)Translations
Russian Мудань, Хурга
- Мудань (Mudanʹ)Translations
- Хурга (Xurga)Translations
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Mudan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mudan
“Mudan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mudan. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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