Ningbo

American

[ning-baw] / ˈnɪŋˈbɔ /

(Wade-Giles) Ningpo

noun

Pinyin.

a seaport in E Zhejiang province, in E China.

Ningbo British

/ ˈnɪŋˈpəʊ /

noun

a port in E China, in NE Zhejiang, on the Yung River, about 20 km (12 miles) from its mouth at Hangzhou Bay: one of the first sites of European settlement in China. Pop: 1 188 000 (2005 est)

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Poland's Swiatek failed to qualify for the end-of-season WTA Finals - for the first time since 2019 - after pulling out of the Ningbo Open on Tuesday with a thigh injury.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

The Dubai Tower will go from Ningbo, China, to Felixstowe in the U.K., along Russia’s north coast.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

"When encountering disaster-related information from an unknown source, approach it with scepticism and rely on official announcements," Gao Kai from the Ningbo Public Security Bureau said.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

In 2021, the Chinese city of Ningbo successfully traded $2 million worth of Chinese car parts for Iranian pistachios, bypassing the Swift network, according to Chinese media.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

And when their China tour finally arrived intL JUI LI7UA IjL.ua in Hangzhou, the whole family from Ningbo was there to meet them.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

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