Fujian

(Older Spelling) Fu·kien

[fy-jyahn]

noun

Pinyin.

1. a province in southeastern China, opposite Taiwan. 45,845 sq. mi. (118,739 sq. km). Fuzhou.

Fujian

/ ˈfuːˈkjɛn /

noun

1. a province of SE China: mountainous and forested, drained chiefly by the Min River; noted for the production of flower-scented teas. Capital: Fuzhou. Pop: 34 880 000 (2003 est). Area: 123 000 sq km (47 970 sq miles)

2. any of the Chinese dialects of this province See also Min

Example Sentences

Kevin, a man in his thirties from China's Fujian province, didn't think so.

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The storm, which killed two in Taiwan this week, and has moved across the Chinese provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian.

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China's fighter jets will also be able to take off with their full fuel and weapon loads from the Fujian, noted a Global Times report, and the carrier would enable a "significantly higher" number of sorties compared to its predecessors.

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As its two carriers continue to sail through the Pacific, China's military gave an update on Tuesday on its newest carrier, the Fujian.

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The Fujian will be their first carrier that will employ electromagnetic catapults to launch their planes - a technology that currently only American aircraft carriers possess.

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