Hubei

[ hy-bey ]

noun

, Pinyin.

1. a province in central China. 72,394 sq. mi. (187,500 sq. km). : Wuhan.

Hubei

/ ˈhuːˈbeɪ /

noun

1. a province of central China: largely low-lying with many lakes. Capital: Wuhan. Pop: 60 020 000 (2003 est). Area: 187 500 sq km (72 394 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Indeed, scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology have found SARS-like coronaviruses in bats in Hubei.

From MIT Technology Review

China had one in nearly every province—the largest dot was in Hubei, at that point the epicenter of the outbreak.

From Time

Liang said China had tested 50,000 animal specimens, including 1,100 bats in Hubei province, where Wuhan is located.

From MIT Technology Review

Zuo Rong is a retired teacher from Shayang county in Jingmen municipality, Hubei province.

From The Daily Beast

Deng Yujiao was an ordinary girl from Hubei Province in central China, a receptionist in a massage parlor in her hometown.

From The Daily Beast

What followed was nothing less than a battle between public opinion and local government officials in Hubei Province.

From The Daily Beast

Finally the family announced that they would hire a local lawyer from Hubei Province.

From The Daily Beast