Liu Shaoqi

[ lyoo -shou-chee ]

/ ˈlyu ˈʃaʊˈtʃi /

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noun

1898–1973, Chinese Communist leader: head of state 1959–66.

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Also Wade-Giles, Liu Shao-ch'i .

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They stood in a single row, united by solemn respect as the Liu family remained inside.
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RELATED: NYPD Salutes Murdered Officer Wenjian Liu (Photos) Police motorcycles rumbled past.
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Buses filled with cops from the 84th Precinct, where Liu had worked.
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Those who are not working on Sunday will almost certainly attend the funeral for Liu.
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His regular partner was late that day, and Police Officer Wenjian Liu volunteered to fill in.
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Liu Hsiu of the Han dynasty makes mention of the book in his seven chapters treating on it.
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I dont see what you can do over there that the foresters cant do, Liu said.
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Liu now came into the second cave and held up his hand for silence.
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Another shake of the head, then Liu drew closer and whispered.
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He had no means of knowing whether Liu was telling him the truth.
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British Dictionary definitions for Liu Shaoqi

Liu Shao Qi

Liu Shao-ch'i

/ (ˈljuː ˈʃaʊˈtʃiː) /

noun

1898–1974, Chinese Communist statesman; chairman of the People's Republic of China (1959–68); deposed during the Cultural Revolution

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Liu Shao-ch'i

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