Hsiang

[ shyahng ]

/ ʃyɑŋ /

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noun

a Chinese language spoken in Hunan province in southern China.

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Words nearby Hsiang

Hsi, Hsia, Hsia Kuei, Hsia-men, Hsian, Hsiang, hsien, hsing shêng, Hsin-hai-lien, Hsin Hsüeh, Hsining

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How to use Hsiang in a sentence

Hsiang and his colleagues have estimated, for example, that Hurricane Maria set back Puerto Rico’s prosperity by more than two decades.
There’s No Cheap Way to Deal With the Climate Crisis|by Abrahm Lustgarten|October 28, 2021|ProPublica
“It is important to emphasize that many behaviors, such as wearing masks, washing hands and providing services outdoors, reduce transmission,” Hsiang said.
These venues are high-risk areas for spreading the coronavirus, model suggests|Ben Guarino, Joel Achenbach|November 10, 2020|Washington Post
After accounting for that, Hsiang’s team greatly upped its estimate of the true number of infections avoided.
Coronavirus lockdowns may have avoided 531 million infections|Erin Garcia de Jesus|June 12, 2020|Science News For Students
Adding to the problem, Hsiang notes, schools were already closed in some places when the collection of data used in the study began.
Coronavirus lockdowns may have avoided 531 million infections|Erin Garcia de Jesus|June 12, 2020|Science News For Students

A man of the village of Ta-hsiang said, The great Confucius, with his vast learning, has made no name in anything.
The Sayings Of Confucius|Confucius
Of these the first is known as the “box plan,” (hsiang-tzŭ), and it is not so much cramming, as padding.
Village Life in China|Arthur H. Smith
At the final examination for his degree in 1256, Wn Tien-hsiang had been placed seventh on the list.
A History of Chinese Literature|Herbert A. Giles
Their descendants will overshadow the land, and all the country beyond Hsiang-shan will become a kingdom of devils.
A History of Chinese Literature|Herbert A. Giles
Hsiang-Chih possibly represents a name beginning with Gandha, but I can neither find nor suggest any identification.
Hinduism And Buddhism, Volume II. (of 3)|Charles Eliot

British Dictionary definitions for Hsiang

Hsiang

/ (ʃjɑːŋ) /

noun

a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Xiang

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