Qinghai
Syllables: Qing·hai/ˈt͡ʃɪŋˈhaɪ/
Qinghai proper noun: a province in northwestern China. Capital: Xining.
Proper noun
Qinghai
- A province in northwestern China. Capital: Xining.
- In Qinghai (Chinghai) Province, 300 schools in six xian surrounding the provincial capital, Xi’ning^([sic – meaning Xining]) (Sining), had 10,000 students in 1964. Part-work schools in the province enabled 8 per cent of the age-group to attend school, including some go per cent of those children...1970, R. F. Price, “Part-time schools and classes”, in Brian Holmes, editor, Education in Communist China (World education series), New York; Washington: Praeger Publishers, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 215
- Tibetan is found predominantly in Tibet; Tibetan-speaking communities are also found in Sichuan, Qinghai, Yunnan, and Gansu. In Tibet, all official documents are issued in both Tibetan and Chinese, and also in certain regions of Sichuan and Qinghai. Moreover, the radio stations in Tibet broadcast...1975, “The National Minority Languages of China”, in Winfred P. Lehmann, editor, Language and Linguistics in the People's Republic of China, University of Texas Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 119
- A large lake in Qinghai province, the largest in China.
- Synonyms:
- Qinghai Lake, Amdo, Koko Nor, Koko-nur, Kokonor
Qinghai meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Arabic and Indonesian
Qinghai in Hindi
- a Chinese province
- चिंगहई ciṅghaī
Qinghai in Urdu
- a Chinese province
- چنگھائی ciṅghāī
Qinghai in Arabic
- a Chinese province
- تْشِينْغْهَاي tšinḡhay, تْشِينْغْخَاي tšinḡḵay
Qinghai in Indonesian
- a Chinese province
- Qinghai
More languagesFewer languages
- Qinghai in Thai
- ชิงไห่
- Qinghai in Vietnamese
- Thanh Hải
Examples of Qinghai in a sentence
- In Qinghai (Chinghai) Province, 300 schools in six xian surrounding the provincial capital, Xi’ning^([sic – meaning Xining]) (Sining), had 10,000 students in 1964.1970, R. F. Price, “Part-time schools and classes”, in Brian Holmes, editor, Education in Communist China (World education series), New...
- Tibetan is found predominantly in Tibet; Tibetan-speaking communities are also found in Sichuan, Qinghai, Yunnan, and Gansu.1975, “The National Minority Languages of China”, in Winfred P. Lehmann, editor, Language and Linguistics in the People's Republic of...
- The source of the Yellow River is in the Qinghai Province on the Tibetan Plateau.2001, Kim Dramer, “China's Sorrow”, in The Yellow River (Juvenile Literature), Franklin Watts, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 7–8:
Synonyms of Qinghai
Forms of Qinghai
| alternative form | Tsinghai |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Tsing-hai |
| alternative form | Chinghai |
| alternative form | Ch'ing-hai |
Origin of Qinghai
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 青海 /靑海 (Qīnghǎi, literally “Blue Sea”).
Phrases with Qinghai
Words that rhyme with Qinghai
Questions about Qinghai
- What does Qinghai mean?
- Qinghai means a province in northwestern China. Capital: Xining.
- What is Qinghai in Hindi?
- Qinghai in Hindi is चिंगहई (ciṅghaī). See Qinghai meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use Qinghai in a sentence?
- In Qinghai (Chinghai) Province, 300 schools in six xian surrounding the provincial capital, Xi’ning^([sic – meaning Xining]) (Sining), had 10,000 students in 1964.
- What part of speech is Qinghai?
- Qinghai is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Qinghai?
- Qinghai is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɪŋˈhaɪ/.
Words near Qinghai in the dictionary
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