Harbin

[ hahr-bin ]

noun

, Pinyin.

1. a city in and the capital of Heilongjiang province, in northeastern China.

Harbin

/ -ˈbɪn; hɑːˈbiːn /

noun

1. a city in NE China, capital of Heilongjiang province on the Songhua River: founded by the Russians in 1897; centre of tsarist activities after the October Revolution in Russia (1917). Pop: 2 989 000 (2005 est) Also calledHa-erh-pin

Example Sentences

But for reasons that remain unclear, Anna and Paul turned west and fled from Harbin to Berlin.

From The Daily Beast

From Harbin on this railway a branch runs south to Mukden, which since 1908 has become an important railway centre.

From Project Gutenberg

Thus a great north and south connexion nearly 2000 m. long is established from Canton to Harbin.

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Immediately after leaving Harbin we crossed the finest bridge of the whole journey to Omsk.

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The gem of the proceedings was a presentation of two lovely bouquets by the English ladies of Harbin.

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The next stop of this character was at a fairly big station about twenty hours from Harbin.

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