Zuoyun
Syllables: Zuo·yun/(d)zwoʊˈjuːn/
Zuoyun proper noun: a county of Datong, Shanxi, China.
Proper noun
Zuoyun
- A county of Datong, Shanxi, China.
- Our province has corrected the unitary method of grain management since the third plenary session and has encouraged development of diversification. Now, not only have production brigades and production teams with an average per capita income reaching 300 yuan, 400 yuan and 500 yuan appeared, but...1981 August 25 [1981 July 27], “The Provincial CCP Committee Holds a Conference of County CCP Committee Secretaries”, in Daily Report: China, number 164, sourced from Taiyuan SHANXI RIBAO, p 1...
- In November 2006, explosions at two Shanxi mines, one in Yuanping and the other in Jinzhong, killed 109 people. Earlier in the year, a coal mine flood in Zuoyun county killed 56 miners.2007, The China Business Handbook 2007, 10th edition, Shenzhen: Alain Charles Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 401
Examples of Zuoyun in a sentence
- The coal mine boss, Li Fuyuan, 45 this year, was found guilty of failing to adopt effective measures after learning of flooding in his mine in Zuoyun county last May 18, the newspaper said.2007 February 26, “China jails mine boss after flood kills 56”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 09 Apr 2023, Latest Crisis:
- After a flood drowned fifty-six miners at the Xinjing coal mine in Zuoyun county, Shanxi, the operator falsely claimed that only five miners had been trapped inside.2010, Kolya Abramsky, editor, Sparking a Worldwide Energy Revolution: Social Struggles in the Transition to a Post-petrol World, AK Press...
- In Zuoyun, coal was crucial to income growth in the 1980s.2012, Tim Wright, The Political Economy of the Chinese Coal Industry: Black Gold and Blood-stained Coal, Routledge, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC...
Forms of Zuoyun
| alternative form | Tsoyun |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Tso-yün |
Origin of Zuoyun
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 左雲 /左云 (Zuǒyún).
Questions about Zuoyun
- What does Zuoyun mean?
- Zuoyun means a county of Datong, Shanxi, China.
- How do you use Zuoyun in a sentence?
- The coal mine boss, Li Fuyuan, 45 this year, was found guilty of failing to adopt effective measures after learning of flooding in his mine in Zuoyun county last May 18, the newspaper said.
- What part of speech is Zuoyun?
- Zuoyun is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Zuoyun?
- Zuoyun is pronounced /(d)zwoʊˈjuːn/.
Words near Zuoyun in the dictionary
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