Hangzhou

[ hahng-joh ]

/ ˈhɑŋˈdʒoʊ /

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noun Pinyin.

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

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Also (Older Spelling) Hang·chow

[hang-chou; Chinese hahng-joh] /ˈhæŋˈtʃaʊ; Chinese ˈhɑŋˈdʒoʊ/ .

Words nearby Hangzhou

Hangtown Fry, Hanguk, Hangul, hang-up, hang with, Hangzhou, Hangzhou Bay, Hania, Hanifah, haniwa, hank

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How to use Hangzhou in a sentence

Weijun Li is an atmospheric scientist at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China.
Can wildfires cool the climate?|Ellie Broadman|February 18, 2021|Science News For Students
A former English teacher from Hangzhou, Ma founded Alibaba in 1999 and built it into China’s version of Amazon, with annual revenue of $50 billion.
Alibaba’s Jack Ma reemerges from three-month absence after clash with Beijing|Eva Dou, Lyric Li|January 20, 2021|Washington Post
Ma, a former English teacher from Hangzhou, founded the e-commerce company Alibaba in 1999 and built it into China’s version of Amazon, with annual revenue of $50 billion.
Where is Jack Ma? Social media buzz about the famous billionaire puts spotlight on Chinese tech.|Jeanne Whalen|January 6, 2021|Washington Post
He’s an atmospheric scientist at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China.
Surprising long-haul dust and tar are melting high glaciers|Sid Perkins|November 17, 2020|Science News For Students

The business took off, and just a year after its launch, China Pages entered a joint venture with its biggest competitor, the Hangzhou branch of state-owned China Telecom.
Jack Ma is the poster child of Chinese tech. Why is Beijing reining him in—again?|Naomi Xu Elegant|November 7, 2020|Fortune
When Ma was still an English teacher in Hangzhou earning $12 a month, he gathered 17 men and women in his apartment.
Alibaba’s Dark Side: Censoring Customers|Brendon Hong|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Hangzhou

Hangzhou

Hangchow

/ (ˈhæŋˈdʒəʊ) /

noun

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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