Yuxi
Syllables: Yu·xi
Yuxi proper noun: a prefecture-level city of Yunnan, China.
Proper noun
Yuxi
- A prefecture-level city of Yunnan, China.
- This turn to tobacco is not surprising, since Eshan lies smack dab in the center of China’s prime tobacco road country; the Yuxi area has long had a name for good smokes. The Hongta Shan brand cigarette factory in Yuxi City is one of the largest enterprises in all of China, paying fully half of...2001, Gregory Eliyu Guldin, What's a Peasant to Do?: Village becoming Town in Southern China, Westview Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 61
- For Shu Xiao, 27, a schoolteacher in Yuxi, a city in the southwestern province of Yunnan, group dinners can be discomfiting. Ms. Shu said her family has used serving chopsticks at home since last year, when reports were circulating about a local outbreak of stomach bacteria.2020 May 25, Amy Qin, “Virus Threatens Chinese Traditions of Chopsticks and Family-Style Meals”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 May 2020, Asia Pacific
- Synonyms:
- Yü-ch'i
Examples of Yuxi in a sentence
- This turn to tobacco is not surprising, since Eshan lies smack dab in the center of China’s prime tobacco road country; the Yuxi area has long had a name for good smokes.2001, Gregory Eliyu Guldin, What's a Peasant to Do?: Village becoming Town in Southern China, Westview Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL...
- According to the Chinese state-run news agency, Xinhua, the herd on Wednesday was in Yuxi, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Kunming, a city of 7 million people.2021 June 2, “Elephant herd wanders toward Chinese city of 7 million”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 02 Jun 2021, Asia:
Synonyms of Yuxi
- Yü-ch'i
Forms of Yuxi
| alternative form | Yuhsi |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Yü-hsi |
Origin of Yuxi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 玉溪 (Yùxī).
Questions about Yuxi
- What does Yuxi mean?
- Yuxi means a prefecture-level city of Yunnan, China.
- How do you use Yuxi in a sentence?
- This turn to tobacco is not surprising, since Eshan lies smack dab in the center of China’s prime tobacco road country; the Yuxi area has long had a name for good smokes.
- What part of speech is Yuxi?
- Yuxi is a proper noun.
Words near Yuxi in the dictionary
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