Dandong

American  

[dahn-dawng] / ˈdɑnˈdɔŋ /

Also Tantong

noun

1. a seaport in southeastern Liaoning province, in northeastern China, at the mouth of the Yalu River.

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Dandong British  

/ ˈdænˈdʊŋ /

noun

1. Also called: Andong.  Former spelling: Tan-tung.  a port in E China, in Liaoning province at the mouth of the Yalu River. Pop: 730 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

AFP journalists saw a steady stream of trains and freight trucks hauling cargo from Dandong to Sinuiju.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Making the opposite trip, the “K27” train makes roughly half a dozen stops before ending at the Chinese border city of Dandong.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

The overnight train is set to make a few stops, including at the port city of Tianjin, and then head northeast to Dandong on the border.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

They arrived in the Chinese city of Dandong, where dozens of people then disembarked.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2023

Treasury statement said the three were a China-based virtual currency trader, another currency trader based in Hong Kong, and a representative of North Korea's Korea Kwangson Banking Corp, who recently relocated to Dandong, China.

From Reuters • Apr. 24, 2023