Chongjin
noun
a seaport in W North Korea.
Chongjin
American
[chœng-jin]
/ ˈtʃœŋˈdʒɪn /
noun
Chŏngjin
British
/ ˈtʃʌŋˈdʒɪn /
noun
Example Sentences
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Kim attributed Thursday's accident, which took place at a shipyard in the eastern port city of Chongjin, to "absolute carelessness, irresponsibility and unscientific empiricism".
From BBC ● May 21, 2025
A month before Bae’s and Miller’s release, North Korea also freed Jeffrey Fowle, an Ohio municipal worker who was detained for six months for leaving a Bible in a nightclub in the city of Chongjin.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2023
The ship pulled into Chongjin, a port city in North Korea, where a crowd of people waved paper flowers and sang welcome songs.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2021
Haishen is also expected to draw near North Korea’s port city of Chongjin late Monday.
From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 2020
Still following other men, Shin climbed into a boxcar bound for Chongjin, the largest city in the far north of the country and a gateway to rail lines leading to the Chinese border.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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