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Gujiao

Syllables: Gu·jiao

Gujiao proper noun: a county-level city of Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.

Proper noun

Gujiao

  1. A county-level city of Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
    • The masses in Kuchiao area organized groups to hunt on the mountains. But, they did not have fowling-pieces and ammunition. When the delegates put forward their demand for these things, 30 guns, 3,000 bullets and 1,000 kilograms of explosives were promptly supplied by the quarters concerned.[1961, “Taiyuan Municipal People's Council Seriously Handles the Suggestions of the People's Delegates”, in Survey of China Mainland Press, numbers 2549-2569, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 11
    • According to sources close to Japanese colliery companies and the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, the plan, based on a Chinese proposal made last month, calls for the development of a steam coal mine in the Yanchow area of Shantung Province and a coking coal mine in the Kuchiao area...[1978 November 3, “Tentative Plan for Chinese Coal Field Joint Ventures Formulated”, in The Japan Times, International Airmail edition, volume 82, number 28676, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 40, column 6

Examples of Gujiao in a sentence

  • The Xiqu mine in Gujiao, with a capacity of 3 million tons annually, has begun to take shape.1981 July, Tianshen Wen, “Shanxi Province- China's Largest Coal Base”, in China Reconstructs, volume XXX, number 7, →OCLC, page 16:
  • The mine is in city of Gujiao and is run by the Shanxi Coking Coal Group, one of China’s largest producers of coking coal, which is used in steel production.2009 February 23, Edward Wong, “Chinese Mine Disaster Ends With 74 Dead”, in The Washington Post (Asia Pacific section), Washington, D.C....

Origin of Gujiao

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 古交 (Gǔjiāo).

Questions about Gujiao

What does Gujiao mean?
Gujiao means a county-level city of Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
How do you use Gujiao in a sentence?
The Xiqu mine in Gujiao, with a capacity of 3 million tons annually, has begun to take shape.
What part of speech is Gujiao?
Gujiao is a proper noun.

Words near Gujiao in the dictionary

  1. gujeolpan
  2. Gujer
  3. Gujerati
  4. Gujers
  5. gujia
  6. Gujiao
  7. gujias
  8. gujiya
  9. gujiyas
  10. Gujjar
  11. Gujjars

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