Harbin

American  

[hahr-bin] / ˈhɑrˈbɪn /

noun

Pinyin.

1. a city in and the capital of Heilongjiang province, in northeastern China.

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Harbin British  

/ -ˈbɪn, hɑːˈbiːn /

noun

1. Also called: Ha-erh-pin.  a city in NE China, capital of Heilongjiang province on the Songhua River: founded by the Russians in 1897; centre of tsarist activities after the October Revolution in Russia (1917). Pop: 2 989 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

In 2024 Giordano flew to Harbin, China—known for its ice festival—to collect a plane for a client who wanted its engines.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

That year, multiple episodes of prolonged haze shrouded Chinese cities, with one in October bringing northeastern Harbin to a standstill for days as PM2.5 levels hit 40 times the WHO's then-recommended standard.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

In a study published in Science Bulletin, scientists from Peking University Health Science Center and the Harbin Veterinary Research Institute uncovered a previously unknown route that helps viruses spread faster and more aggressively.

From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2026

China already describes itself as a "near-Arctic state", even though its northernmost regional capital Harbin is on roughly the same latitude as Venice, Italy.

From BBC • May 23, 2025

Occupying such a position, Harbin became an important Russian military centre during the Russo-Japanese War.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various