Hanchuan
Syllables: Han·chuan
Hanchuan proper noun: a county-level city of Xiaogan, Hubei, China.
Proper noun
Hanchuan
- A county-level city of Xiaogan, Hubei, China.
- Hanchuan is a good example of an outstation in the China Mission. This town is in the central point of a large country district. Around it have gradually been opened preaching points in several villages. In Hanchuan a native clergyman resides, while in the more important neighboring village...1913, Arthur R. Gray, Arthur M. Sherman, The Story of the Church in China, New York: Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, →OCLC, page 207
- The Chinese press has reported the creation of a girls’ association opposed to traditional Chinese marriage customs in Hupeh Province, thus indirectly pointing to the persistence of the old traditions in rural areas.
A group of 114 unmarried girls from the Jenho Commune in the Hanchuan District of...1974 January 20, “Chinese Girls Oppose Presents for Weddings”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Oct 2023, page 8
Examples of Hanchuan in a sentence
- Hanchuan is a good example of an outstation in the China Mission.1913, Arthur R. Gray, Arthur M. Sherman, The Story of the Church in China, New York: Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, →OCLC, page...
- In Hanchuan, in Hubei province, patients sat in their cars to receive IV fluids through vehicle windows, footage on Dec. 14 obtained by Reuters showed.2022 December 23, Farah Master, David Stanway, Siyi Liu, Eduardo Baptista, Albee Zhang, Brenda Goh, Julie Zhu, Selena Li, Stella Qiu, Rocky...
Forms of Hanchuan
| alternative form | Hanchwan |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Han-ch'uan |
Origin of Hanchuan
From the Mandarin 漢川 /汉川 (Hànchuān).
Questions about Hanchuan
- What does Hanchuan mean?
- Hanchuan means a county-level city of Xiaogan, Hubei, China.
- How do you use Hanchuan in a sentence?
- Hanchuan is a good example of an outstation in the China Mission.
- What part of speech is Hanchuan?
- Hanchuan is a proper noun.
Words near Hanchuan in the dictionary
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