Shanxi
Syllables: Shan·xi/ˈʃɑnˈʃi/
Shanxi proper noun: a province in the northern part of China. Capital: Taiyuan. Also the alternative spelling of Shaanxi.
Proper noun
Shanxi
- A province in the northern part of China. Capital: Taiyuan.
- Shi-whang-ti having obſerv’d in viſiting his Empire that the Northern Provinces, eſpecially Pe-che-li, Shan-ſi, and Shen-ſi, were much expoſed to the ſudden Incurſions of the Tartars ; he fent a formidable Army, which having driven them back a great way beyond the Frontiers of the Empire, he...[1738, A Description of the Empire of China and Chinese-Tartary, Together with the Kingdoms of Korea, and Tibet, volume I, London, translation of original by J. B. Du Halde, →OCLC, page 172
- The Tachai Production Brigade is part of the Tachai Commune in Xiyang County, Shanxi Province, in Northern China. It’s tucked away in the Taihang Mountains, a bit over two hundred miles southwest of Peking, in an area with poor soil, serious erosion, and rock-strewn, mountainous terrain.1975, Janet Goldwasser, Stuart Dowty, “Agriculture: The Foundation”, in Huan-Ying: Worker's China, Monthly Review Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 101
Also used as
Shanxi is also the alternative spelling of Shaanxi.
Shanxi meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Arabic
Shanxi in Hindi
- province of China
- शन्शी śanśī
Shanxi in Marathi
- province of China
- शान्शी śānśī
Shanxi in Urdu
- province of China
- شنسی śansī
Shanxi in Arabic
- province of China
- شَانْشِي šānšī
More languagesFewer languages
- Shanxi in Vietnamese
- Sơn Tây
Examples of Shanxi in a sentence
- First-phase liquefaction and storage facilities are in Qinshui county, Shanxi province while the second phase is in nearby Yangcheng county.2008 April 21, Eric Ng, “China Leason budgets 200m yuan to expand gas liquefaction”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived...
- In Shanxi, the province that includes Datong, investigators have arrested so many corrupt cadres that the national government has declared the region to be in a state of “implosive corruption.”2017 October 21, Chris Buckley, “In China’s Coal Capital, Xi Jinping’s Dream Remains Elusive”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC...
Forms of Shanxi
| alternative also | Shānxi |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Shan-hsi |
| alternative form | Shanhsi |
| alternative form | Shansi |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Xansi |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Xiamcii |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Xiamxii |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Sciansii |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Chansi |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Channsi |
Origin of Shanxi
c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 山西 (Shānxī, “[Land] West of the [Taihang] Mountains”), in reference to the location of the province's central Fen River valley.
c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 陝西 /陕西 (Shǎnxī).
Questions about Shanxi
- What does Shanxi mean?
- Shanxi means a province in the northern part of China. Capital: Taiyuan.
- What is Shanxi in Hindi?
- Shanxi in Hindi is शन्शी (śanśī). See Shanxi meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use Shanxi in a sentence?
- First-phase liquefaction and storage facilities are in Qinshui county, Shanxi province while the second phase is in nearby Yangcheng county.
- What part of speech is Shanxi?
- Shanxi is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Shanxi?
- Shanxi is pronounced /ˈʃɑnˈʃi/.
Words near Shanxi in the dictionary
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