Hengqin
Syllables: Heng·qin
Hengqin proper noun: an island of Xiangzhou district, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China, partially leased by Macau.
Proper noun
Hengqin
- An island of Xiangzhou district, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China, partially leased by Macau.
- When classes start in September, the University of Macau’s new campus — still under construction on about a square kilometer, or roughly 250 acres, on Hengqin Island in southern Guangdong Province — will be “handed over” to Macau governance in accordance with a 2009 bill by the National People’s...2013 July 14, Joyce Lau, Calvin Yang, “University of Macau Moves Over the China Border”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Jul 2013, Asia Pacific
- China’s expanding high-speed train network and projects such as a 38 billion yuan bridge connecting Hong Kong, Macau and Zhuhai on the mainland are reducing travelling times to Macau. The development of neighbouring Hengqin island - which is also part of mainland China - is also likely to boost...2014 January 2, Farah Master, “Macau rakes in $45 billion gaming revenue in 2013, up 19%”, in Christopher Cushing, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 12 Oct 2023, Business News
Examples of Hengqin in a sentence
- The development of neighbouring Hengqin island - which is also part of mainland China - is also likely to boost visitors to Macau.2014 January 2, Farah Master, “Macau rakes in $45 billion gaming revenue in 2013, up 19%”, in Christopher Cushing, editor, Reuters...
- He reportedly left Macau with his friends on the night of 25 October (Tuesday) for Hengqin to drive home.2022 October 28, “Guangdong man infected with Covid-19 visited Macau earlier this week”, in Macau Business Media, archived from the...
Forms of Hengqin
| alternative form | Hengchin |
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Origin of Hengqin
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 橫琴 /横琴 (Héngqín).
Questions about Hengqin
- What does Hengqin mean?
- Hengqin means an island of Xiangzhou district, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China, partially leased by Macau.
- How do you use Hengqin in a sentence?
- The development of neighbouring Hengqin island - which is also part of mainland China - is also likely to boost visitors to Macau.
- What part of speech is Hengqin?
- Hengqin is a proper noun.
Words near Hengqin in the dictionary
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