Changji
Syllables: Chang·ji/t͡ʃæŋˈd͡ʒiː/
Changji proper noun: a Hui autonomous prefecture in northern Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
Proper noun
Changji
- A Hui autonomous prefecture in northern Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
- During my inspection of counties in Changchi Prefecture last September, I came to realize that the irrigation of the Sinkiang farmland depended mainly on the melted snow of the Tienshan Mountains.[1978 July 11 [1978 July 8], Wang Feng, “Leading Cadres Must Accept Criticism and Supervision From the Masses”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China, volume I, number 133, Foreign Broadcast...
- As elsewhere in Xinjiang, the number of Han Chinese throughout the Changji prefecture increased in the late 1950s. Towns and villages all along the main east-west road experienced considerable growth.1998, Linda Benson, Ingvar Svanberg, China's Last Nomads, M. E. Sharpe, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 165
- A county-level city of Changji, in northern Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
Forms of Changji
| alternative form | Ch'ang-chi |
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Origin of Changji
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 昌吉 (Chāngjí).
Questions about Changji
- What does Changji mean?
- Changji means a Hui autonomous prefecture in northern Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
- What part of speech is Changji?
- Changji is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Changji?
- Changji is pronounced /t͡ʃæŋˈd͡ʒiː/.
Words near Changji in the dictionary
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