Hefei

American  

[hœ-fey] / ˈhœˈfeɪ /

(Wade-Giles) Hofei

noun

Pinyin.

1. a city in and the capital of Anhui province, in eastern China.

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Hefei British  

/ ˈhʌˈfeɪ /

noun

1. a city in SE China, capital of Anhui province: administrative and commercial centre in a rice- and cotton-growing region. Pop: 1 320 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

In the city of Hefei, 250 miles west of Shanghai, EV manufacturer NIO announced in 2020 it was getting roughly $1 billion from state-linked investors.

From The Wall Street Journal

"This case proves that a genetically engineered pig liver can function in a human for an extended period," said lead investigator Beicheng Sun, MD, PhD, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, and President of the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, China.

From Science Daily

In Hefei, a boutique cafe chain called “Juniper & Fern” pairs artisanal coffee with seasonal flower arrangements.

From Barron's

In Eastern China's Anhui Province, hundreds of driverless delivery vans navigate their way through the suburban streets of Hefei - a city with an official population of eight million - as human-driven scooters and cars whizz around them.

From BBC

However, Hefei remains the most advanced.

From BBC