Zhangjiakou

(Wade-Giles) Chang·chia·k'ou
(Wade-Giles)

[jahng-jyah-koh]

noun

Pinyin.

1. a city in northwestern Hebei province, in northeastern China: capital of the former Qahar province.

Zhangjiakou

/ ˈdʒæŋˈdʒjækəʊ /

noun

1. Former names: Wanchüan.  Kalgan. a city in NE China, in NW Hebei province: a military centre, controlling the route to Mongolia, under the Ming and Manchu dynasties. Pop: 973 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

This year’s Winter Olympics are being held in Beijing, China, and in two areas northwest of Beijing, Yangqing and Zhangjiakou.

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Charles Wang runs a small travel company with eight employees in Zhangjiakou, in northern China.

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Zhangjiakou and Chengde, cities in the same province, also broke temperature records for June, according to CCTV.

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“If the transplant is not successful, all the money we spent will be wasted, all the pain I endured will be wasted, and we will have to start over again,” said Ms. Guo, who had traveled 125 miles to Beijing from the northern city of Zhangjiakou.

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Since her transplant, which was successful, in late November, Ms. Guo has been taking it easy back at home in Zhangjiakou.

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