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Zhicheng

Syllables: Zhi·cheng

Zhicheng proper noun: a town in Yidu, Yichang, Hubei, China.

Proper noun (1)

Zhicheng

  1. A town in Yidu, Yichang, Hubei, China.
    • The second finding was that from the point where the Chang Jiang leaves the gorges to below Zhicheng in Hubei, the river widens allowing the river bed to release a large volume of water.1992 May 12 [1992 February 22], Jianrong [3695 1696 2837] Di, “A Study of the Civil Defense Issue”, in JPRS Report Science and Technology China: S&T Policy, numbers 92-009, page 52, column 1
    • He glanced across at Robin. Bright blue gaze locking with thoughtful grey. ‘Heading this way at fifty mph or so. But what we really need is news from Zhicheng.’ His finger moved the equivalent of five hundred miles upriver towards the Three Gorges. ‘Whatever is coming down on Anquing, at least...
    • ‘Zhicheng,’ answered Daniel. ‘It’s the next city downriver from the dam.’2010, Peter Tonkin, Red River (Fiction), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 12

Proper noun (2)

Zhicheng

  1. A town in Jiyuan, Henan, China.
    • The Tonghuagou cemetery is located north of Tonghuagou village, Zhicheng town, Jiyuan city, and was excavated on a large scale in 1991.2000, 考古, numbers 1-6, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 174
    • Both Taiming and Taiqing were born in Zhicheng, about 10 kilometers from Yanmen.[...] After Japan surrendered, he returned to his hometown, Zhicheng.[...]
    • The train got us as far as Zhicheng. There a big group of relatives awaited us at the station.[...]It was a distance of about a dozen kilometers from Zhicheng to Yanmen. A two-wheel pushcart was prepared for my parents and our luggage.2009, Stephen Songsheng Chen, Red Circle: China and Me, 1949-2009, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 118, 301

Examples of Zhicheng in a sentence

  • Video has surfaced on Weibo of a woman inspecting earthmovers in a ceramics factory at 9:44 a.m. on Feb. 24 in Zhicheng Township of Yidu City, according to a netizen who posted the video.2019 March 5, Keoni Everington, “Chinese woman dies after being dumped by loader into sand crusher”, in Taiwan News, archived from the...
  • He made General Bo Zhao Marquis of Zhi (now Zhicheng Town, Jiyuan, Henan Province).2020, Hung Hing Ming, The Magnificent Emperor Wu: China’s Han Dynasty, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 91:

Forms of Zhicheng

alternative formChih-ch'eng

Origin of Zhicheng

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 枝城 (Zhīchéng).

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 軹城 /轵城 (Zhǐchéng).

Questions about Zhicheng

What does Zhicheng mean?
Zhicheng means a town in Yidu, Yichang, Hubei, China.
How do you use Zhicheng in a sentence?
Video has surfaced on Weibo of a woman inspecting earthmovers in a ceramics factory at 9:44 a.m. on Feb. 24 in Zhicheng Township of Yidu City, according to a netizen who posted the video.
What part of speech is Zhicheng?
Zhicheng is a proper noun.

Words near Zhicheng in the dictionary

  1. Zhetysu
  2. Zhezkazgan
  3. zhi cha
  4. zhi char
  5. Zhiben
  6. Zhicheng
  7. Zhidan
  8. Zhidoi
  9. Zhifu
  10. Zhihu
  11. Zhijiang

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