Henan

American  

[hœ-nahn] / ˈhœˈnɑn /

Chinese Honan

noun

Pinyin.

1. a province in eastern China. 64,479 sq. mi. (167,000 sq. km). Zhengzhou.

2. former name of Luoyang.

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Henan British  

/ ˈhʌˈnæn /

noun

1. a province of N central China: the chief centre of early Chinese culture; mainly agricultural (the largest wheat-producing province in China). Capital: Zhengzhou. Pop: 96 670 000 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

Little is known about the founders of Are You Dead?, but they say they are three people who were born after 1995 who built the app from Zhengzhou in Henan with a small team.

From BBC

"I have one child, and I don't want any more," says 36-year-old Daniel Luo, who lives in the eastern province of Henan.

From BBC

China's measures miss the real problem: the way young people interact today, which increasingly avoids genuine human connections, Mr Luo from Henan said.

From BBC

In Mianchi County, in the central province of Henan, officials spend more on science and technology than on the police.

From The Wall Street Journal

As a young man in Henan province, Guan Heng found a way to evade Chinese internet censors and access foreign news.

From The Wall Street Journal