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Qinhuangdao

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[chin-hwahng-dau] / ˈtʃɪnˈʰwɑŋˈdaʊ /
(Older Spelling) Chinwangtao or Chinhuangtao

noun

Pinyin.
  1. a seaport in northeastern Hebei province, in northeastern China, on the Bohai.


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The accident occurred Saturday afternoon outside the city of Qinhuangdao near the coast of Hebei province, a few hour’s drive from the capital Beijing.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2024

She sniggers at her boyfriend who teases her as she lines up her shot at a snooker hall in Qinhuangdao, just a few hours' drive from Beijing.

From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2024

Glencore transferred some of its existing metal stocks from Qinhuangdao to alternatives such as Qingdao in an effort to avoid similar problems, the newspaper said citing a trader.

From Reuters ● Aug. 12, 2022

Then in 2012, his superiors at a police department in Qinhuangdao, a coastal city in Hebei Province, uncovered his website and he resigned.

From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2016

The three American winners then go on to an international qualifying event in Qinhuangdao, China, in May.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2012

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