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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The tanker has been sailing between Jose Terminal, Venezuela, and the Port of Ningbo in China for the past five years, according to brokers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

It was a rematch of the Ningbo final from three weeks ago, which saw Rybakina capture her second title of the season.

From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025

On the eve of the tournament, there were doubts about her fitness after she pulled out of the Ningbo Open quarter-finals with a back injury.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2024

It was the most serious encounter between the two nations’ forces since Australia accused the Chinese destroyer CNS Ningbo of injuring Australian navy divers with sonar pulses in Japanese waters in November last year.

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2024

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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