Baoding

American  

[bou-ding] / ˈbaʊˈdɪŋ /

Or Paoting

noun

Pinyin.

1. a city in central Hebei province, in northeastern China.

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Baoding British  

/ ˈbaʊˈdɪŋ /

noun

1. Former name: Ch'ing-yüan.   Tsingyuan.  a city in NE China, in N Hebei province. Pop: 810 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

"There are high-speed rail tickets from Beijing to Baoding, but I generally can't get them, especially during the holidays," she said after arriving on a slower train.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Reuters tried to contact the local governments of Zhuozhou and the larger Baoding area, but repeated calls were not answered.

From Reuters • Aug. 10, 2023

Baoding, a city of 12 million people in north-central China, had to suspend most bus service last week.

From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2023

Zhang’s hometown of Baoding, a city of 3 million people about 100 miles southwest of Beijing, became among the earliest to suffer from surging infections, with reports in early December of overcrowded emergency departments.

From Washington Post • Jan. 27, 2023

Over two days, Associated Press journalists visited five hospitals and two crematoriums in towns and small cities in Baoding and Langfang prefectures, in central Hebei province.

From Washington Times • Dec. 24, 2022