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

After going to a university in Beijing, Ms. Fang returned to Nanchang in 2019 hoping to find some work and possibly buy an affordable home.

From New York Times • May 25, 2023

But she moved to Shanghai after a month, because the only job she could find in Nanchang was a marketing position that paid one-third of what she made in Beijing.

From New York Times • May 25, 2023

Enough money was contributed by the Nanchang people to enable Dr. Kahn to rent a house in the centre of the city, in which dispensary work could be carried on, and in which she lived.

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