Taiyuan
Syllables: Tai·yuan
Taiyuan proper noun: a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Shanxi, in northern China.
Proper noun
Taiyuan
- A prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Shanxi, in northern China.
- "On Wednesday 7th August 1901 a party from T'ai Yüan Fu, consisting of Mr. Duncan, Dr. Creasy Smith, Major Pereira, and Dr. Edwards, arrived to take part in the memorial service ; Mr. Hoste and Mr. Ernest Taylor of the China Inland Mission having arrived a day or two earlier.[1903 [1901 August 9], “Appendix”, in Fire and Sword in Shansi: The Story of the Martyrdom of Foreigners and Chinese Christians, Oliphant, Anderson and Ferrier, →OCLC, page 318
- Shansi (population 12,000,000): On the surface Taiyuan, the capital of Shansi, appears as calm as Sian, only more down at heel. Grass is sprouting in the cracks of the Jap runways on the airfield but smoke rises from the chimneys of foundries and textile plants.[…]
- One discovers with shock how deeply the Japanese burrowed into North China. In backwoods Taiyuan there are 25,000 Japanese civilians, most of whom were put down here to mine Shansi’s coal.1945 November 12, Charles J. V. Murphy, “China Reborn”, in Life, volume 19, number 20, Chicago: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 113, column 1
- Synonyms:
- Yangku
Taiyuan meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Arabic and Vietnamese
Taiyuan in Hindi
- a prefecture-level city in northern China
- ताइयुआन tāiyuān
Taiyuan in Marathi
- a prefecture-level city in northern China
- ताइयुआन tāiyuān
Taiyuan in Arabic
- a prefecture-level city in northern China
- تاي يونا tay yuwan, تاييونا tayyuwān
Taiyuan in Vietnamese
- a prefecture-level city in northern China
- Thái Nguyên
Examples of Taiyuan in a sentence
- Taiyuan, the capital of the province, lies on the upper reaches of the Fen surrounded by irrigated ricelands, orchards and vineyards on the mountain slopes, with enormous seams of coal underground.1983, William Hinton, “Introduction: Shansi, Land of the Oxhide Lanterns”, in Shenfan, New York: Vintage Books, published 1984, →ISBN...
- A group of Maoists commemorating the 35th anniversary of Mao Zedong’s death in the northern Chinese city of Taiyuan was violently broken up by police.2011 September 23, Ségolène Malterre, “Modern-day Maoists worry Chinese authorities”, in France 24, archived from the original on 28 Dec...
Synonyms of Taiyuan
Forms of Taiyuan
| alternative form | T'ai-yüan |
|---|---|
| alternative form | T'ai-yuan |
Origin of Taiyuan
Borrowed from Mandarin 太原 (Tàiyuán).
Questions about Taiyuan
- What does Taiyuan mean?
- Taiyuan means a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Shanxi, in northern China.
- What is Taiyuan in Hindi?
- Taiyuan in Hindi is ताइयुआन (tāiyuān). See Taiyuan meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use Taiyuan in a sentence?
- Taiyuan, the capital of the province, lies on the upper reaches of the Fen surrounded by irrigated ricelands, orchards and vineyards on the mountain slopes, with enormous seams of coal underground.
- What part of speech is Taiyuan?
- Taiyuan is a proper noun.
Words near Taiyuan in the dictionary
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