Kunlun

American  

[koon-loon] / ˈkʊnˈlʊn /

Or Kuenlun

noun

1. a mountain range in China, bordering on the N edge of the Tibetan plateau and extending W across central China: highest peak, 25,000 feet (7,620 meters).

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Kunlun British  

/ ˈkʊnˈlʊn /

noun

1. a mountain range in China, between the Tibetan plateau and the Tarim Basin, extending over 1600 km (1000 miles) east from the Pamirs: the largest mountain system of Asia. Highest peak: Ulugh Muztagh, 7723 m (25 338 ft)

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Example Sentences

That only solidified Kunlun as a go-to choice for facilitating trade with Iran in China’s currency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

In 2018, one of the world’s biggest video game makers, Beijing-based Kunlun Tech, acquired Grindr, billed at the time as the world’s largest gay social network.

From Slate • Jan. 9, 2025

Baidu has developed its own line of Kunlun AI chips, which the company says supports large-scale AI computing, but the company has mainly relied on Nvidia's A100 chip to train its LLM.

From Reuters • Nov. 7, 2023

In March 2019, the Committee used the authority granted to it by the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act to require Grindr’s then-owner, the Chinese company Beijing Kunlun Tech Co.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2023

When the King and his followers had quenched their thirst, they drove on and camped for the night on the slope of the Kunlun Mountain, south of the Red River.

From The Chinese Fairy Book by Wilhelm, Richard