Shandong

[ shahn-dawng ]

noun

, Pinyin.

1. a maritime province in eastern China. 59,189 sq. mi. (153,299 sq. km). : Jinan.
2. a peninsula in the eastern part of this province, extending into the Yellow Sea.

Shandong

/ ˈʃænˈdʌŋ /

noun

1. a province of NE China, on the Yellow Sea and the Gulf of Chihli: part of the earliest organized state of China (1520–1030 bc ); consists chiefly of the fertile plain of the lower Yellow River, with mountains over 1500 m (5000 ft) high in the centre. Capital: Jinan. Pop: 91 250 000 (2003 est). Area: 153 300 sq km (59 189 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Data suggested worsening air pollution levels in Inner Mongolia and Shandong, he said.

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Biography Mo Yan was born to a family of farmers in the Gaomi township in Shandong province in northeastern China.

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While they were invented in Shandong about seven years ago, they've just now caught on and are being mass-produced.

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It's' a new kind of "protective head mask" that is all the rage in China's Shandong province.

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I also hope the central government will keep its promise to investigate Shandong officials.

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