Ningbo

(Wade-Giles) Ning·po
(Wade-Giles)

[ning-baw]

noun

Pinyin.

1. a seaport in E Zhejiang province, in E China.

Ningbo

/ ˈnɪŋˈpəʊ /

noun

1. 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)

Example Sentences

Elena Rybakina powered into the Ningbo Open final with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Jasmine Paolini on Saturday that keeps her chances alive of qualifying for the WTA Finals.

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It cost her vital preparation time last December and was a regular irritation on the clay and grass before stopping her in her tracks at the Ningbo Open this week.

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Britain's Emma Raducanu struggled physically in a three-set loss to world number 219 Zhu Lin in the first round of the Ningbo Open in China.

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Francis Roig, who has an agreement to coach Raducanu until the end of the season, is not with her in Ningbo.

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In Ningbo it appeared she had not fully recovered from last week's illness, and her lower back problem, which flares up from time to time, hindered her mobility.

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