Tianjin

American  

[tyahn-jin] / ˈtyɑnˈdʒɪn /

Chinese Tientsin

noun

Pinyin.

1. a port in eastern Hebei province, in northeastern China.

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Tianjin British  

/ ˈtjɛnˈdʒɪn /

noun

1. an industrial city in NE China, capital of Tianjin municipality (traditionally in Hebei province), on the Grand Canal, 51 km (32 miles) from the Yellow Sea: the third largest city in China; seat of Nankai University (1919). Pop: 9 346 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

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

"The core innovation lies in the nonlinear metasurface that converts shaped near-infrared femtosecond laser pulses into tailored terahertz toroidal light pulses," said first author Li Niu from Tianjin University, who conducted the experiments.

From Science Daily • Feb. 4, 2026

"In big cities like Beijing and Tianjin, those who want to keep birds are now quite wealthy."

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

In Tianjin, more than 88% of large container equipment is already automated, state media said this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

Sometimes we insisted that she sing with us, and she would join in with an unsteady pitch and heavy Tianjin accent, wagging her head and moving her arms just as we did.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang