Cixi
Syllables: Ci·xi
Cixi proper noun: a county-level city of Ningbo, Zhejiang, China, formerly a county.
Proper noun
Cixi
- A county-level city of Ningbo, Zhejiang, China, formerly a county.
- Chen, who hails from the tiny but wealthy city of Cixi in eastern Zhejiang province, not only reflects China’s burgeoning affluence, but she and others like her represent a new trend -- rich consumers far from the major metropolitan centers.[…]
- Cixi, a fifth the size of Shanghai but with an average personal wealth on par with mainland China’s financial capital, is among a slew of smaller cities that mark a new competitive frontier for top global luxury auto sellers.2011 November 8, Fang Yan, Ken Wills, Tina Qiao, “In China, luxury car makers drive inland”, in Don Durfee, Matt Driskill, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 07 Nov 2023
Forms of Cixi
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Origin of Cixi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 慈谿 /慈溪 (Cíxī).
Questions about Cixi
- What does Cixi mean?
- Cixi means a county-level city of Ningbo, Zhejiang, China, formerly a county.
- What part of speech is Cixi?
- Cixi is a proper noun.
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