Hangzhou

American  

[hahng-joh] / ˈhɑŋˈdʒoʊ /

(Older Spelling) Hangchow

noun

Pinyin.

1. a seaport in and the capital of Zhejiang province, in eastern China, on Hangzhou Bay.

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Hangzhou British  

/ ˈhæŋˈdʒəʊ /

noun

1. a port in E China, capital of Zhejiang province, on Hangzhou Bay (an inlet of the East China Sea), at the foot of the Eye of Heaven Mountains: regarded by Marco Polo as the finest city in the world; seat of two universities (1927, 1959). Pop: 1 955 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

Tier 1 and affluent coastal cities such as Shanghai, Hangzhou and Shenzhen are driving early adoption, while lower-income inland regions will take longer to scale.

From MarketWatch

The incident occurred aboard the national carrier's daily flight from the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou to Incheon International Airport, near Seoul, South Korea.

From Barron's

In Hangzhou, once the capital of Song China, Marco Polo observed markets linked by canals and warehouses that “supply them with every article that could be desired.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Another video featured an elementary school student in Hangzhou vowing to study hard to build China into an even stronger country.

From The Wall Street Journal

On Tuesday, Australia beat China 2-0 in Hangzhou - cementing them at the bottom of their World Cup qualifying group.

From BBC