Nanchang

American  

[nahn-chahng] / ˈnɑnˈtʃɑŋ /

noun

1. Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a city in and the capital of Jiangxi province, in SE China.

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Nanchang British  

/ ˈnænˈtʃæŋ /

noun

1. a walled city in SE China, capital of Jiangxi province, on the Kan River: largest city in the Poyang basin. Pop: 1 742 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

Nanchang Project, a non-profit group that helps connect adoptees to their roots in China, said it felt “a sense of relief that no more children will be separated from their birthplace, culture, and identity”.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2024

The Nationalists said Hsia was due to visit cities including Chengdu, Nanchang, Zhongshan, Xiamen, and Chongqing on what it termed a listening tour.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2023

Cinderella Fang, 28, was born and raised in Nanchang.

From New York Times • May 25, 2023

Kuang Wei, a real estate agent for existing homes in Nanchang, said prices in the more remote part of the city where he works had declined steadily, down 25 percent since 2019.

From New York Times • May 25, 2023

The Methodist Mission soon established a station there, and the work grew rapidly in spite of the fact that Nanchang was not an altogether easy place in which to work.

From Notable Women of Modern China by Burton, Margaret E.