Hangzhou

American

[hahng-joh] / ˈhɑŋˈdʒoʊ /

(Older Spelling) Hangchow

noun

Pinyin.

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

Hangzhou British

/ 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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The company is based in Hangzhou, in eastern China.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Wang began developing robots in college and founded his company a decade ago in Hangzhou.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

The sound of pliers clicking filled a workshop in eastern China's Hangzhou as a group of women practised stripping wires, their female instructor moving around the classroom to offer advice.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

Officials in Hangzhou said after the holiday that the machines will be integrated into regular duty rotations.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026

And when their China tour finally arrived intL JUI LI7UA IjL.ua in Hangzhou, the whole family from Ningbo was there to meet them.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

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