Shihezi
Syllables: Shi·he·zi
Shihezi proper noun: a county-level city in northern Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
Proper noun
Shihezi
- A county-level city in northern Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
- The same day, violent clashes erupted in many parts of Sinkiang, such as Shihhotzu where fighting was particularly serious. Army-backed factions controlled the roads linking Shihhotzu and Urumchi and telephone communications were cut.[1969 August, Chien Yu-shen, “Wuhan Upheaval and After”, in China's Fading Revolution: Army Dissent and Military Divisions, 1967-68, Hong Kong: Centre of Contemporary Chinese Studies, →OCLC, page 19
- Urumchi Sinkiang Regional Service in Mandarin at 1300 GMT on 30 October reports that 143d Regimental Farm in Shihhotze Prefecture develops forestry. The same broadcasts reports that 84th Regimental Farm in Poerhtala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture restores award system in efforts to promote animal...[1978 November 3 [1978 October 30], “PRC Radio Reports on Activities of Chinese PLA Units”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China, volume I, number 214, Foreign Broadcast Information Service...
Forms of Shihezi
| alternative form | Shih-ho-tzu |
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Origin of Shihezi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 石河子 (Shíhézǐ, literally “stone river”).
Questions about Shihezi
- What does Shihezi mean?
- Shihezi means a county-level city in northern Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
- What part of speech is Shihezi?
- Shihezi is a proper noun.
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