- a variation of Shaanxi.
Shensi
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He has since learned to play the keyboard, and sings along with the four other members of the "Star Kids" band their teacher, Chen Shensi, set up last year for people with autism.
From Reuters ● Dec. 2, 2022
The 1556 Shensi earthquake killed more people, according to the USGS.
From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2014
A native of Shensi province, Kao played a key role in the guerrilla struggles waged by the Communists in North China during the mid-1930s.
From Time Magazine Archive
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They decided to sell their house instead and live in the theater, managed to put together a cumbersome stage melodrama called Man from Shensi, which inexplicably became a hit.
From Time Magazine Archive
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That is Laotze, the founder of Taoism, crossing the frontier at the Han Ku Pass between Shansi and Shensi, riding upon a cow.
From The Chinese Boy and Girl by Headland, Isaac Taylor
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