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Chengbei

Syllables: Cheng·bei/t͡ʃɛŋ.beɪ/

Chengbei proper noun: a district of Xining, Qinghai, China.

Proper noun (1)

Chengbei

  1. A district of Xining, Qinghai, China.
  2. A subdistrict of Yingcheng, Xiaogan, Hubei, China.
  3. A village in Zhucheng, Xinzhou district, Wuhan, Hubei, China.

Proper noun (2)

Chengbei

  1. An oil field in the Bohai Sea, China.
    • (The Chengbei oilfield in the western Bohai Sea covered a small area of 24 km2.)[...]The issue of contractual format did not arise with regard to Chengbei because there was no risk in developing a previously verified oilfield.1984, Chae-Jin Lee, China and Japan: New Economic Diplomacy, Hoover Institution Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, pages 84–85
    • The Chengbei oil field contains reserves adequate to produce at a peak rate of 10,000 barrels per day.1986, Shengzhen Zhao, “Energy and Society”, in Stephen E. Guisinger, editor, The United States and China: A New Era in Economic Relations, Auburn House Publishing Company, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 23

Forms of Chengbei

alternative formCh’eng-pei

Origin of Chengbei

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 城北 (Chéngběi).

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 埕北.

Questions about Chengbei

What does Chengbei mean?
Chengbei means a district of Xining, Qinghai, China.
What part of speech is Chengbei?
Chengbei is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Chengbei?
Chengbei is pronounced /t͡ʃɛŋ.beɪ/.

Words near Chengbei in the dictionary

  1. cheng tng
  2. Cheng'an
  3. Cheng-chou
  4. Chengalpattu
  5. Chengalpet
  6. Chengbei
  7. Chengcheng
  8. Chengchow
  9. Chengcing Lake
  10. Chengde
  11. chengdeite

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