Sichuan

Chinese Sze·chwan,

[sich-wahn, sich-oo-ahn, sœ-chwahn]

noun

Pinyin.

1. a province in southern central China. 219,691 sq. mi. (569,000 sq. km). Chengdu.

Sichuan

/ ˈsɪtʃwɑːn /

noun

1. a province of SW China: the most populous administrative division in the country, esp in the central Red Basin, where it is crossed by three main tributaries of the Yangtze. Capital: Chengdu. Pop: 81 000 000 (2003 est). Area: about 569 800 sq km (220 000 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Sichuan Alley, which opened its first outlet in New York last year, is inspired by "alley culture" characteristic of early 20th Century Chengdu – a warren of old streets where people mingled and feasted.

From BBC

A video of the girl being slapped, kicked and forced to kneel by three other minors went viral in the Jiangyou city in Sichuan province last week.

From BBC

A new high-speed railway line hugs the hills linking Sichuan to other provinces on the plateau.

From BBC

The company has expanded quickly since it opened its first restaurant in Jianyang in Sichuan province.

From BBC

The protests, followed by the crackdown, took place in a territory home to Tibetans in Sichuan province.

From BBC