Shandong

American  

[shahn-dawng] / ˈʃɑnˈdɔŋ /

noun

Pinyin.

1. a maritime province in eastern China. 59,189 sq. mi. (153,299 sq. km). Jinan.

2. a peninsula in the eastern part of this province, extending into the Yellow Sea.

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Shandong British  

/ ˈʃænˈdʌŋ /

noun

1. a province of NE China, on the Yellow Sea and the Gulf of Chihli: part of the earliest organized state of China (1520–1030 _bc ); consists chiefly of the fertile plain of the lower Yellow River, with mountains over 1500 m (5000 ft) high in the centre. Capital: Jinan. Pop: 91 250 000 (2003 est). Area: 153 300 sq km (59 189 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Weichai, a state-owned group based in the Shandong region in northern China, is a major manufacturer of commercial vehicles, construction machinery and industrial engines, with 100,000 employees worldwide.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Zhao and his colleagues, led by senior author Zhangyang Li of Shandong University, have been studying the unusually sophisticated stone tools discovered at Lingjing.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

Ping Shun, another sanctioned vessel owned by a company based in Shandong in China which normally exports to that country, loaded 600,000 barrels of oil from Kharg and is also in the Gulf of Oman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

So when the sun shines bright over Shandong province and solar panels are ready to deliver cheap electrons, the grid often says “no thank you.”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

An Yi had been sent away to spend the summer with her grandparents in Shandong, away from Shanghai’s turbulence.

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