Dagu

(Wade-Giles) Ta·ku

[dah-gy]

noun

Pinyin.

1. a fortified city in eastern Hebei province, in northeastern China, east of Tianjin: battles 1860, 1900.

Example Sentences

The Shanghai chain Dagu Rice Noodle, which made its splashy U.S. debut in Las Vegas in 2019, expands to the Chinatown International District.

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"I was supposed to arrange my daughter's wedding this year and also construct a house. That's unlikely now. My creditors are demanding money," says Dagu Khote, who borrowed money to plant onions.

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The main street is lined with a canal of toxic green runoff from the Tianjin Dagu Chemical works, the foul stench of which hangs in the air.

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Dagu Chemical uses vinyl chloride in the production of PVC, a common plastic.

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Langerman has not personally been to Tianjin Dagu Chemical, so he could not comment on the safety of the site.

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