Nanjing

American  

[nahn-jing] / ˈnɑnˈdʒɪŋ /

(Older Spelling) Nanking or Nanching

noun

Pinyin.

1. a port in and the capital of Jiangsu province, in eastern China, on the Chang Jiang: a former capital of China.

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Nanjing British  

/ ˈnænˈtʃɪŋ, ˈnænˈkɪŋ, ˈnænˈdʒɪŋ /

noun

1. a port in E central China, capital of Jiangsu province, on the Yangtze River: capital of the Chinese empire and a literary centre from the 14th to 17th centuries; capital of Nationalist China (1928–37); site of a massacre of about 300 000 civilians by the invading Japanese army in 1937; university (1928). Pop: 2 806 000 (2005 est)

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Nanjing Cultural  

1. City in eastern China on the Yangtze River, northeast of Shanghai; an industrial and transportation center.

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During the Second Sino-Japanese War in the 1930s, Nanjing was the scene of a Japanese massacre (the Rape of Nanking) and became the seat of a puppet regime established by the Japanese.

China's imperial capital on several occasions, it was made capital of the Republic of China by Sun Yat-sen in 1912 after the Chinese Revolution, by Nationalist forces of Chiang Kai-shek from 1928 to 1937, and again from 1946 to 1949.

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Founded in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing in 2012, Shein has become one of the world’s most popular fast-fashion brands by selling ultracheap, trendy apparel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

He also lectures at the Nanjing Sport Institute.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

Working with researchers from the University of Cambridge and the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Xiao began testing different possibilities.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2026

She spoke during a symbolic visit to the eastern city of Nanjing, where she visited the mausoleum of revolutionary leader Sun Yat-sen, one of the few Chinese historical figures revered in both Beijing and Taipei.

From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026

The Great Prosperity Market was on Nanjing Road, Shanghai’s busiest shopping street, only two blocks from our alley.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang