Chaozhou

American

[chou-zhoh] / ˈtʃaʊˈʒoʊ /

(Older Spelling) Chaochow

noun

Pinyin.

a city in eastern Guangdong province, in southeast China.

Chaozhou British

/ ˈtʃaʊˈtʃəʊ /

noun

Also called: Chaochow. Former name: Chaoan. a city in SE China, in E Guangdong province, on the Han River: river port. Pop: 480 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

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Li was born in the southern Chinese city of Chaozhou in 1928.

From Barron's

Premier Li Qiang in March declared China open for business again, and since then provinces and cities from Sichuan to Chaozhou have sent delegations across the globe to pitch and invited investors to rare symposiums.

From Reuters

Those changes have made Hong Kong more attractive to mainland visitors like Guo Xiuli, a 56-year-old retired state worker from the southern city of Chaozhou, who spent a recent morning taking photographs in Golden Bauhinia Square, a popular tourist site near the heart of the financial district.

From New York Times

Jimu News quoted traffic police as saying the cause of the incident in Chaozhou city had not been identified and an unnamed family member of the driver who said the 55-year-old had issues with the brake pedal when he was about to pull over in front of his family store.

From Reuters

Storm surges are expected to affect several cities in Guangdong province, including Shenzhen, Chaozhou, Huizhou and Yangjiang.

From Reuters

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