Jinan
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The sequel has performed particularly well in smaller cities including Jinan, demonstrating just how deeply it has penetrated Chinese culture.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026
Vable Liu, a 29-year-old English teacher in Jinan, the capital of China’s Shandong province, said about a third of her friends are dinks.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024
The charges against Liu, who has been under investigation for more than 10 months, were brought in the city of Jinan in eastern China’s Shandong province.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2024
They knew it would be perilous, but Jinan Al Salya and her family decided to heed Israeli directions to evacuate the northern Gaza Strip and head south.
From New York Times • Nov. 7, 2023
He took a bus about 220 miles south to Jinan, a city of five million, and spent five days searching out more Korean churches.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
