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Danshui

Syllables: Dan·shui/ˈdæn.ʃweɪ/

Danshui proper noun: synonym of Tamsui: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

Proper noun

Danshui

  1. Synonym of Tamsui: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
    • To the west of Yangmingshan, and easily accessible by MRT from Taipei, is the rustic hot-springs resort of Beitou, Taiwan’s oldest. Here you can stay in a tranquil Japanese-style inn for a taste of hot-springs bathing in your own room. You can also reach another historic town, Danshuei (Danshui)...2007, Phil Macdonald, National Geographic Traveler: Taiwan, 2nd edition, National Geographic Society, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 92
    • While North Korea and the South continue to bicker - most recently over the sinking of a South Korean warship - China and Taiwan have been building closer business ties. One project full of symbolism for the two is an undersea cable project that will link the northern Taiwan town of Tamsui (also...2010 June 10, Dan Nystedt, “China and Taiwan Connect on New Undersea Cable Project”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Mar 2023, Technology
    Synonyms:
    Tamsui

Examples of Danshui in a sentence

  • You can also reach another historic town, Danshuei (Danshui), by MRT from Taipei.2007, Phil Macdonald, National Geographic Traveler: Taiwan, 2nd edition, National Geographic Society, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 92:
  • One project full of symbolism for the two is an undersea cable project that will link the northern Taiwan town of Tamsui (also called Danshui) to China's Fujian Province.2010 June 10, Dan Nystedt, “China and Taiwan Connect on New Undersea Cable Project”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...

Synonyms of Danshui

Forms of Danshui

alternative formTanshui
alternative formTan-shui
alternative formDanshuei

Origin of Danshui

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 淡水 (Dànshuǐ).

Questions about Danshui

What does Danshui mean?
Danshui means synonym of Tamsui: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
How do you use Danshui in a sentence?
You can also reach another historic town, Danshuei (Danshui), by MRT from Taipei.
What part of speech is Danshui?
Danshui is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Danshui?
Danshui is pronounced /ˈdæn.ʃweɪ/.

Words near Danshui in the dictionary

  1. danshen
  2. danshenxinkun
  3. danshiki
  4. danshikis
  5. Danshuei
  6. Danshui
  7. Dansie
  8. Dansies
  9. Dansk
  10. Dansker
  11. Danskers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Danshui (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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