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Changchun

American  
[chahng-choon] / ˈtʃɑŋˈtʃʊn /

noun

  1. Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a city in and the capital of Jilin province, in northeastern China: former capital of Manchuria.


Changchun British  
/ ˈtʃæŋˈtʃʊn /

noun

  1. a city in NE China, capital of Jilin province: as Hsinking, capital of the Japanese state of Manchukuo (1932–45). Pop: 3 092 000 (2005 est)

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That could include mortgage rate subsidies, though similar moves trotted out in cities like Wuhan and Changchun indicate that this would lead to only a limited sales boost at best, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025

"Probably only 10 people in all of China can make a living out of playing" football eSports, said Pan Shuyin, manager of the eSports division of Chinese Super League club Changchun Yatai.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2025

"It feels like global warming has really affected our world," says the university student in Changchun.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2025

“Eternal Spring” revisits an incident from 2002, when members of the spiritual movement Falun Gong hijacked local television programming in the city of Changchun, China.

From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2022

From Dairen to Changchun is 437 miles; Changchun is 150 miles south of Harbin.

From The Problem of China by Bertrand Russell

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