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Yiwu

Syllables: Yi·wu/iːˈwuː/

Yiwu proper noun: a county of Hami, Xinjiang, China.

Proper noun (1)

Yiwu

  1. A county of Hami, Xinjiang, China.
    • In the city, the old drum-tower now has the mottoes over each gate restored. West to Yiwu (Araturuk) in Xinjiang, north to the desert, south to the Qilian Mountains, and east to Hua Shan, it is certainly a graceful addition to a modernizing city.1979 October, Rewi Alley, “Gansu”, in Eastern Horizon, volume XVIII, number 10, Hong Kong: Eastern Horizon Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 30, column 2
    • In the Kaiyuan reign period of the Tang Dynasty, Beiting commissioner was appointed to command the troops in Hanhai, Tianshan and Yiwu (Araturuk). The troops in Yiwu (Araturuk) were stationed in Ganluchuan.1997, “Strategic Passage of the Western Regions”, in Travelling around Xinjiang: A Land of Enchantment, Beijing: Science Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 211, column 1
    Synonyms:
    Aratürük, Araturuk

Proper noun (2)

Yiwu

  1. A county-level city of Jinhua, Zhejiang, China.
    • Wu Han was born in Yiwu, Chekiang, in 1909, in a middle-class family too poor to pay for his education at National (Tsing Hua) University, where Wu supported himself by tutoring until his graduation in 1934.1938, Edgar Snow, Red Star Over China, Grove Press, published 1978, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 559
    • The text of to-night's "communique" says:-
      [...]Heavy fighting is continuing in the East Chekiang province with the Japanese launching vigorous attacks at Kienteh and Yiwu to the north-east of Kinhawa, the provincial capital.
      The Japanese troops on the Railway first attacked the Chinese positions...1942 May 25, “Chinese Occupy Strategic Points On Old Caravan Road”, in The Bombay Chronicle, volume XXX, number 123, →OCLC, page 1

Proper noun (3)

Yiwu

  1. (historical) A former province in Hebei, China, during the Tang and Five Dynasties eras.
    Synonyms:
    Yiding

Examples of Yiwu in a sentence

  • The Yiugurs called the city Yiwu or Aratürük, close to Hami, Tuhulu 吐葫蘆.2018, Zhivko Voynikov, “INFORMATION ON BULGARIAN PEOPLE IN THE CHINESE DYNASTIC CHRONICLES”, in WHO ARE THE ANCIENT BULGARIANS OR...
  • If it’s small, cheap and made of plastic, it can probably be found in Yiwu, a city in China’s southeastern Zhejiang province.2013 December 13, Julie Bosman, “Welcome to Tchotchke Town”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Aug...

Synonyms of Yiwu

Forms of Yiwu

alternative formI-wu

Origin of Yiwu

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 伊吾 (Yīwú).

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 義烏 /义乌 (Yìwū).

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 義武 /义武 (Yìwǔ).

Questions about Yiwu

What does Yiwu mean?
Yiwu means a county of Hami, Xinjiang, China.
How do you use Yiwu in a sentence?
The Yiugurs called the city Yiwu or Aratürük, close to Hami, Tuhulu 吐葫蘆.
What part of speech is Yiwu?
Yiwu is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Yiwu?
Yiwu is pronounced /iːˈwuː/.

Words near Yiwu in the dictionary

  1. yive
  2. yiven
  3. yives
  4. yiving
  5. YIVO
  6. Yiwu
  7. Yixing
  8. Yixing ware
  9. Yixing wares
  10. yixunite
  11. Yiyang

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