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

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

Construction activity at a residential development in Nanchang, China.

From New York Times • May 25, 2023

At that time no American missionary work was being done in Nanchang; but the successful treatment of the wife of the official is said to have "opened the gates to Protestant missionaries."

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