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

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

From The Wall Street Journal

He was confused when he got a call telling him to double the Tianjin factory’s capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal

Others are uncertain about whether the Tianjin summit represented a fundamental realignment in the global order.

From Salon

And, if their official readouts are anything to go by, Modi's attendance at the Tianjin Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation seems to have paid off.

From BBC

Putin, who is a close ally of China, arrived to a rolled out red carpet in Tianjin on Sunday.

From BBC