Shijiazhuang

American  

[shœ-jyah-jwahng] / ˈʃœˈdʒyɑˈdʒwɑŋ /

Wade-Giles, Shihchiachuang;

noun

Pinyin.

1. a city in and the capital of Hebei province, in NE China, SW of Beijing.

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Shijiazhuang British  

/ ˈʃiːdʒɑːˈdʒwæŋ, ˌʃiːtʃjɑːˈtʃwæŋ /

noun

1. a city in NE China, capital of Hebei province: textile manufacturing. Pop: 1 733 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

After graduating, Sammy found work at a chemicals company in the Chinese city of Shijiazhuang, selling what she thought were chemicals to clients around the world.

From BBC

Hu Min, a convenience store employee in Shijiazhuang city in northern China’s Hebei province, said that she no longer spends on anything except daily necessities.

From Seattle Times

Other cities such as Beijing, Zhengzhou, Jinan, Xian and Shijiazhuang will see a sudden decline of 10C to 15C.

From Reuters

Temperatures were unusually similar to early summer, with some places recording 10 degrees Celsius above normal and likely to persist until Thursday, forecasters said, adding that records are likely to be broken in big cities such as Jinan, Zhengzhou and Shijiazhuang.

From Reuters

Some 13 rivers exceeded warning levels in the Haihe Basin, which includes Beijing, Tianjin and Shijiazhuang, Xinhua said, citing the Ministry of Water Resources.

From Washington Times