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Shijiazhuang

American  
[shœ-jyah-jwahng] / ˈʃœˈdʒjɑˈdʒwɑŋ /
Wade-Giles, Shihchiachuang;

noun

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


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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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 Apr. 18, 2024

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 Aug. 1, 2023

As the virus continued to spread, Li encouraged local party officials, including in Shijiazhuang, capital of Hebei province, to stick with the 20 easing measures, two of the sources added.

From Reuters Mar. 3, 2023

Shijiazhuang, the provincial capital, was then among the first cities to run low on money for Covid testing last autumn.

From New York Times Jan. 25, 2023

Guangzhou in the south, Shijiazhuang in the north, Chengdu in the southwest and other major cities announced they were easing testing requirements and controls on movement.

From Seattle Times Dec. 1, 2022

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