Anqing

American  

[ahn-ching] / ˈɑnˈtʃɪŋ /

(Older Spelling) Anking

Or Anch'ing

noun

Pinyin.

1. a city in southern Anhui province, in eastern China, on the Chang Jiang: former capital of Anhui.

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Anqing British  

/ ˈɑːnˈtʃɪŋ /

noun

1. a city in E China, in SW Anhui province on the Yangtze River: famous seven-storeyed pagoda. Pop: 686 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

A resident of Anqing city, in eastern Anhui province, who gave her family name as Cao plans to stay in her hometown this holiday, as the monthly installments for her recently purchased apartment were draining most of her disposable income.

From Reuters

He grew up in Anqing, a flood-prone town on the Yangtze River in central China’s Anhui Province.

From New York Times

Selling its Hefei plant would leave JAC only making passenger cars under the Sihao marque in nearby Anqing city, one of the sources said.

From Reuters

Police caught a suspect in a knife attack that killed six people and injured 14 on Saturday in the eastern Chinese city of Anqing, local authorities said on Sunday.

From Reuters

The suspect in the attack, which took place on a pedestrian shopping street, is an unemployed 25-year-old man who was "venting anger over things not going well in the family, and pessimism", the Communist Party in Anqing said in a statement on the social media site Weibo.

From Reuters