Get to know Lhasa better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like lassa or terrier.
Lhasa in a sentence
Lhasa meaning
The capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
Using Lhasa
- The main meaning on this page is: The capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
- Useful related words include: lassa, capital of tibet, forbidden city, national capital.
- In the example corpus, lhasa often appears in combinations such as: in lhasa, to lhasa, the lhasa.
Context around Lhasa
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lhasa
- In this selection, "lhasa" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, outside, ancient, ripka, apso, suddenly and enabling stand out and add context to how "lhasa" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an ancient lhasa dance dating and are in lhasa and approximately. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lhasa" sits close to words such as abbe, abdollahian and abergavenny, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lhasa
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This place, Lhasa Villa, was a famous centre for Tibetologists. (10 words)
Both palaces are in Lhasa and approximately 3 km apart. (10 words)
Lhasa de Sela left a small but near-flawless body of work. (12 words)
So, in 1620, Mongol troops allied to the Gelugpa who had camped outside Lhasa suddenly attacked and destroyed the two Tsangpa camps and drove them out of Lhasa, enabling the Dalai Lama to be brought out of hiding and publicly enthroned there in 1622. (44 words)
At that time, a lot of new ideas were spreading in Tibet", during an interview in 1975 by Dr. Heather Stoddard. citation He wanted to destroy the feudal government in Lhasa, in addition to modernizing and secularizing Tibetan society. (39 words)
The festival aimed to promote various forms of intangible culture heritage (ICH), including Naru Great Dancing, an ancient Lhasa dance dating back to the seventh century, and the well-known Dramyen, a traditional Tibetan plucked string instrument. (37 words)
The Lhasa Apso is a dog breed from Tibet which has been around for a thousand years! (17 words)
Example sentences (20)
So, in 1620, Mongol troops allied to the Gelugpa who had camped outside Lhasa suddenly attacked and destroyed the two Tsangpa camps and drove them out of Lhasa, enabling the Dalai Lama to be brought out of hiding and publicly enthroned there in 1622.
The Lhasa–Xigazê Railway branch from Lhasa to Xigazê was completed in 2014.
The festival aimed to promote various forms of intangible culture heritage (ICH), including Naru Great Dancing, an ancient Lhasa dance dating back to the seventh century, and the well-known Dramyen, a traditional Tibetan plucked string instrument.
Students attending a language class in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, where life is tightly controlled by the Chinese government.
According to Ripka, Lhasa Apsos as a breed are especially prone to dental issues, which only get worse if not taken care of.
He was a small dog but stout, a ginger-and-white Shih Tzu or Lhasa apso mixed with something unlikely, like a bulldog.
Lhasa de Sela left a small but near-flawless body of work.
The Lhasa Apso is a dog breed from Tibet which has been around for a thousand years!
As the Lhasa Apso is around one-year-old, he will need an owner who can continue his traing and socialisation.
This place, Lhasa Villa, was a famous centre for Tibetologists.
A bilingual account of this treaty, including details of the borders between the two countries, is inscribed on a stone pillar which stands outside the Jokhang temple in Lhasa.
At 17, when fighting broke out in Lhasa between Gelug and Kagyu parties and efforts by local lamas to mediate failed, Sonam Gyatso negotiated a peaceful settlement.
At that time, a lot of new ideas were spreading in Tibet", during an interview in 1975 by Dr. Heather Stoddard. citation He wanted to destroy the feudal government in Lhasa, in addition to modernizing and secularizing Tibetan society.
Both palaces are in Lhasa and approximately 3 km apart.
Britain's earlier entreaties in Lhasa had unexpected repercussions at this time.
Considering what occurred in Lhasa after the Chinese ambans murdered Gyurme Namgyal in 1750, however, the Manchus would have been particularly reluctant to murder a Dalai Lama.
Drawing of the Chakzam bridge south of Lhasa, constructed in 1430, with cables suspended between towers, and vertical suspender cables carrying the weight of a planked footway below.
Duel in the Snows: The True Story of the Younghusband Mission to Lhasa.
He is also credited with the construction of the Norbulingka 'Summer Palace' started by his predecessor in Lhasa and with ordaining some ten thousand monks in his efforts to foster monasticism.
He was followed by others who actually built a church in Lhasa.
Common combinations with lhasa
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in lhasa 11×
- to lhasa 6×
- the lhasa 5×
- lhasa and 4×
- lhasa apso 3×
- of lhasa 2×
- lhasa to 2×