Ch'ing
noun
Manchu1
Ch'ing
American
[ching]
/ tʃɪŋ /
Or
Qing
noun
Ching
British
/ tʃɪŋ /
adjective
Example Sentences
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“Chiang Ch’ing was an actress before she met Mao,” she said recently.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2011
Earlier this year the gang is said to have dispatched agitators to the industrial center of Wuhan in Hupei province for the purpose of forming a Chiang Ch'ing power clique.
From Time Magazine Archive
Chiang Ch'ing is being described by the press and in countless wall posters as a kind of Chinese Marie Antoinette, selfish, greedy and arrogant.
From Time Magazine Archive
According to People's Daily, the "principles laid down" citation was concocted to indicate that only Chiang Ch'ing and her supporters were licensed to interpret Mao's instructions, thus becoming the sole guardians of his heritage.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Taoist Triad In the third Heaven, T’ai Ch’ing, the Taoists place Lao Page 125Tzŭ, the promulgator of the true doctrine drawn up by Ling-pao T’ien-tsun.
From Myths and Legends of China by E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers) Werner
Homegrown businesses, such as beauty brand Amortals and streetwear label Wah Yan Ching Nin, have also placed ads outside shopping malls across the country, calling for an end to animal abuse.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
But on Monday, Judge Alice Loke Yee Ching Loke disagreed, saying the royal addendum was not a valid order.
From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 2025
But Sui Ching insists and, for once, her husband, Jack, follows her lead, and so the family heads south to the “twenty hectares of scrubby jungle and farmland” that now belong to her.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2025
Per the brand’s website, Lung Ching is “famous for its jade green color, earthy aroma, mellow taste and long flat leaf” along with its “distinct character” and “unique cooling effect.”
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025
And Ching did this and was glad to do it.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
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