Chengde

American  

[chœng-dœ] / ˈtʃœŋˈdœ /

(Older Spelling) Chengteh

noun

Pinyin.

1. a city in northeastern Hebei province, in northeastern China: former summer residence of the Manchu emperors.

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Chengde British  

/ ˈtʃɛŋˈteɪ /

noun

1. a city in NE China, in Hebei on the Luan River: summer residence of the Manchu emperors. Pop: 470 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

Eight other people died after a landslide on Monday in Chengde city, about three hours northeast of Beijing.

From BBC

The blaze in Chengde city, Hebei province, broke out on Tuesday night local time and was extinguished in about two hours.

From BBC

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

From Reuters

The measures affected about half of the 6 million residents of the port city of Dalian, along with an undisclosed number in Chengde and Shijiazhuang in Hebei province, both around three hours from the capital Beijing.

From Seattle Times

They include brands like Boncare, which is produced by a company that has repeatedly failed federal testing standards; Yotu, whose manufacturer has also failed European Union testing; and ChiSip, an Amazon top seller whose manufacturer, Chengde Technology, was cited by the C.D.C. for falsely claiming approval by federal regulators.

From New York Times